Spicy Honey Brushed Chicken Thighs

Adapted from My Recipes, this chicken recipe is spicy and delicious.  This was my first time cooking with chicken thighs and broiling them made it very easy.   The package of thighs I bought only had 5 thighs, so I used a little less seasoning, however it was very flavorful.

Ingredients
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (I used 5)
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
Cooking spray
6 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons cider vinegar

I placed all of the dry ingredients in a gallon size ziplock bag, and added the chicken.


I shook the bag until the chicken was well coated, and placed it on a greased broiler pan.

I then broiled the chicken for 5 minutes on each side, and added the honey mixture.

I flipped the chicken and continued to broil it until cooked thoroughly.

Directions
Preheat the broiler.  Combine the garlic powder, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, paprika and ground red pepper in a large bowl.  Add chicken to bowl and toss to coat. (I put the spices in a gallon size ziploc and shook the chicken until evenly coated.)  Place chicken on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil chicken 5 minutes on each side.

Combine honey and vinegar in a small bowl, stirring well. Remove chicken from oven; brush 1/4 cup honey mixture on chicken. Broil 1 minute. Remove chicken from oven and turn over. Brush chicken with remaining honey mixture. Broil 1 additional minute or until chicken is done.

Note: I would advise broiling the chicken for at least 2 minutes on each side, and until the internal temperature reaches 165ºF.

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