Honey Balsamic Apricot Chicken
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This honey balsamic apricot chicken is a flavorful one-pan meal! It’s paleo, gluten-free, and AIP-friendly.
Honey Balsamic Apricot Chicken
Chicken thighs are always a popular choice in my house. They’re cost-effective, versatile, and easy to turn into a unique one-pan meal like this honey balsamic apricot chicken! These chicken thighs are so tender and delicious, simmered in a yummy sauce made with balsamic vinegar, raw honey, and dried apricots for the perfect balance between sweet and savory!
The ingredients for this recipe
- Chicken thighs. I use bone-in and skin-on.
- Yellow onion
- Balsamic vinegar
- Chicken broth
- Fresh thyme
- La Tourangelle, Delicate Avocado Oil. This product came from iHerb, and I use it in the vast majority of my cooking. I love using it for high heat cooking as well as salads.
- Big Tree Farms, Organic Coco Aminos. Great for sauces or by itself as a soy sauce substitute.
- Wholesome, Organic Honey. This is great for baking and using in savory recipes like this one.
- Frontier Natural Products, Himalayan Pink Salt You can’t go wrong with a good salt!
- Made in Nature, Organic Dried Apricots. These are perfect for snacking as well!
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How to Make Honey Balsamic Apricot Chicken
- Combine the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.
- Crisp the chicken thighs in a pan and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium and saute the onion until translucent.
- Pour the sauce into the skillet and return the chicken to the pan. Bring the sauce to a low simmer and place a lid on the pan, allowing to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and add the dried apricots and thyme, fully submerging the apricots in the liquid. Allow to simmer and reduce for another 8 minutes.
- Serve fresh with a side of your choice, topping the chicken thighs in sauce.
What can you have as a side with this recipe?
- A simple side salad
- A baked sweet potato
- Cauliflower rice (or white or brown rice if tolerated)
- Quinoa (if tolerated)
Honey Balsamic Apricot Chicken
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Ingredients
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp Wholesome, Organic Honey
- 2 tsp Big Tree Farms, Organic Coco Aminos
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 3 tbsp Avocado Oil
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, bone in, skin on
- ¾ Frotiner Pink Salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper, omit for AIP
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- ¼ cup Made in Nature, Organic Dried Apricots, halved
- 4 sprigs of thyme
Instructions
- Using a small bowl, combine the broth, balsamic vinegar, honey, coconut aminos, and garlic powder. Set aside.
- Using a large skillet, heat the avocado oil over medium-high heat. Pat the chicken thighs dry and place in the hot skillet skin side down. Cook for 10-12 minutes, then carefully turn and cook for another 5 minutes. Carefully transfer to a plate and set aside.
- Reduce the heat to medium and saute the onion until translucent.
- Pour the sauce into the skillet and return the chicken to the pan. Bring the sauce to a low simmer and place a lid on the pan, allowing to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the lid and add the dried apricots and thyme, fully submerging the apricots in the liquid. Allow to simmer and reduce for another 8 minutes. The chicken should have an internal temperature of 165 F.
- Serve fresh with a side of your choice, topping the chicken thighs in sauce.
I made this recipe tonight and it was so delicious! Way to go, Michelle – another fantastic recipe! My whole family loved it!
Thank you so much!!
Hi! I was excited to get this given I had chicken out, but didn’t know what to do with it! I have everything here – but the dried apricots. But I do have some good apricot jam. If I forego the honey as the jam will already be sweet, do you think I could sub that in? If so, how much would you estimate?
Thanks!
Thank you for all your recipes! Since on AIP I have been using your recipes all the time!
Question about this recipe- can I remove the honey? I am not a big fan of cooking with honey.
Thank you
You should be able to yes!