Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- For serving: ranch/blue cheese
Instruction
- Place the chicken thighs into a Ziploc bag or a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat a small saucepan over medium/low heat. Add the butter to the saucepan.
- When the butter has melted, remove the saucepan from the heat and add the buffalo sauce into the saucepan, whisking constantly until the melted butter and buffalo sauce are combined.
- Add the honey into the saucepan and whisk until the honey is dissolved.
- Whisk the salt and pepper into the buffalo sauce.
- Pour half of the buffalo sauce over the chicken thighs. Set the other half of the buffalo sauce aside for later.
- Roll the chicken thighs around until they are all covered in the sauce. Cover the chicken and place in the refrigerator and let the chicken marinate for at least 2 hours or up to 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let the chicken come to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil.
- Place the chicken thighs flat on the lined baking sheet and bake the chicken thighs for 10 minutes.
- Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and brush the chicken thighs with the remaining buffalo sauce.
- Place the chicken back into the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
- Turn the oven to broil and broil the chicken thighs for 1-2 minutes or until the top of the chicken thighs begin to caramelize.
- Remove the chicken and make sure the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165ºF.
- Let the buffalo chicken rest for 10 minutes and then serve with a side of ranch/blue cheese and your favorite sides.