Grilled Orange Chicken Thighs

Name: Grilled Orange Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup orange juice; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons grated orange zest; CHICKEN:; 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds); 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning

This orangey chicken was the first meal I served my future husband. I chose it because it's easy, but he thought it was amazing and gobbled it up. We were married three months later, so I guess it worked. —Leah Harvath, Heber City, Utah

Ingredients

1 cup orange juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
CHICKEN:
6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1-1/2 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine juice, sugars and salt; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until mixture reaches a glaze consistency. Remove from heat; stir in mustard and orange zest.
Sprinkle chicken with lemon pepper. On a lightly greased grill rack, grill chicken, covered, over medium heat 6-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°, brushing occasionally with some of the sauce during the last 5 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken thigh with about 1 tablespoon sauce: 277 calories, 8g fat (2g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 256mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 0 fiber), 21g protein.

Originally published as Grilled Orange Chicken in Simple & Delicious April/May 2016

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Jujubee1762

Feb 4, 2017

This sauce was amazing! It would be great on pork and shrimp too. YUM!
justmbeth

Sep 15, 2016

We really enjoyed this. It took a few extra minutes for the sauce to reach glaze consistency but it turned out quite well.
spiceygas

Jul 1, 2016

The sauce is too thin. I simmered it for an hour, and finally just thickened with some powdered xanthum gum. After thickening, it was great.We put it over some chicken drumsticks cooked on the grill. A great summertime recipe.
browns19fan

May 26, 2016

My husband could not stop raving about this dish. I cooked the thighs in a skillet, adding the glaze at the end. Luckily I prepared the full glaze recipe. Since I only prepared enough thighs for the two of us and refrigerated the extra glaze, most of the prep will be done when I next serve this meal. I'm pretty certain he would be happy to have it again tomorrow!One tip: after dirtying a couple of extra utensils, I realized that the mustard would clump unless whisked into the hot liquid.
rllewis7

Apr 7, 2016

This recipe was a big hit! The glaze turned out perfectly and with the addition of the Dijon mustard, it wasn't too sweet. I would definitely make this again!