The other day I came across one of my mother’s old recipe books. As I thumbed through it, I discovered a recipe for Spiced Honey Chicken, otherwise known as Honeyed Chicken. Because the recipe requires a total of five ingredients and is naturally gluten-free I decided to try it. I’m happy to report that this entree is ridiculously easy to make (perfect for busy weeknights) and really is delicious. Simply create a honey-based sauce, dip the chicken into it, bake for one hour, add a side dish or two, and dinner is served!
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My family truly enjoys a delicious chicken dinner. Everything from spiced blackberry chicken wings, fried chicken, chicken primavera, chicken pot pie, chicken casserole, and chicken noodle soup, just to name a few. Now we can add Spiced Honey Chicken to our repertoire!
Sticky Sauce
Remember when I said that Spiced Honey Chicken requires only five ingredients? Well, naturally, the very first thing you’ll need is approximately 3 pounds of chicken drumsticks or thighs, however, you can also use chicken breast. The remaining four ingredients make up a sticky sauce that coats each piece of chicken. Whisk the sauce ingredients together until well combined.
Sticky Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon ground mustard
- 2 teaspoon curry powder
Coat Chicken
The next step is to dip each piece of chicken into the honey mixture. Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Pour any remaining sauce over the chicken.
Bake
Next, place the Spiced Honey Chicken in a preheated 425 degrees F oven. Bake for 1 hour or until the inside of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F. when checked with a meat thermometer. Cover lightly with foil if the chicken starts to become too brown.
In the end, you’ll find there is plenty of yummy sauce you can use as a gravy. Personally, I served the chicken with rice and fresh green beans with mushrooms.
For the rice, I cooked 1 cup of Jasmine rice in 1.5 cups of chicken broth (I like Orrington Farms Chicken Flavored Broth Base which is gluten-free at the writing of this post). Okay, back to the rice. One cup of uncooked Jasmine rice yielded 3 cups of cooked rice. To serve, I placed the chicken on top of an individual serving of rice. Since I had extra sauce, I spooned some of it over the chicken and rice. (I found that the sauce is also good on green beans!)
How to Make Spiced Honey Chicken
Spiced Honey Chicken is extremely easy to make, requires only 5 ingredients, is naturally gluten-free, and is a delightful entree.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon dry mustard
- 2 teaspoon curry powder
- Approx. 3 pounds chicken drumsticks or thighs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 424 degrees F.
- Whisk together melted butter, honey, mustard, and curry powder in a bowl. Dip each piece of chicken into the honey mixture and arrange in a lightly greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over chicken.
- Bake for 1 hour or until the inside of the chicken reaches 165 degrees F. when checked with a meat thermometer. *Cover lightly with foil if the chicken becomes too browned.
- Serve hot. Refrigerate leftovers.
See how easy it is to make Spiced Honey Chicken? This meal is easy peasy and delightful any day of the week!
Enjoy!
Linda
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