orange-honey oven fried chicken thighs

Name: Orange-Honey Oven Fried Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) orange juice with extra pulp; 1 cup(s) honey; 2 teaspoon(s) dark brown sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) onion powder; 2 teaspoon(s) grated orange zest; 8 large chicken thighs with skin-on; 1 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper; 1 packet dry onion soup mix; 1 3/4 cup(s) panko bread crumbs; 2 cup(s) crushed saltine crackers

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raymond spencer

st bernard, LA

Updated on May 9, 2020

This new oven fried chicken recipe tastes like orange chicken with honey. So, I decided to combine it with an orange chicken recipe. This is so delicious. I use chicken thighs, and it's so good with lo mein noodles or fried rice.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups orange juice with extra pulp
1 cup honey
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
8 large chicken thighs with skin-on
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 3/4 cups panko bread crumbs
2 cups crushed saltine crackers

How To Make orange-honey oven fried chicken thighs

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the orange juice, honey, brown sugar, onion powder and orange zest; whisk together until blended.

Step 2

Add the chicken thighs and mix well. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
Step 3

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 4

Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 5

In a shallow dish, combine the flour, black pepper, and dry onion soup mix
Step 6

In a another shallow dish, combine the breadcrumbs and crushed saltine crackers.
Step 7

Take the chicken thighs out of the orange juice-honey mixture and place them into the flour mixture.
Step 8

Dredge into the bread crumb mixture.
Step 9

Place them on a greased baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Step 10

Then turn the pieces over and bake for another 30 minutes.
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