Chili and Honey Chicken

By milly1362

One warning—it’s been really, really hard to clean the baking dish I used for this one. You might want to consider lining the pan with foil (or a silpat?) before you begin.

Ingredients

• Juice of 1 lime
• Zest and juice of 1 orange
• 3 tablespoons chili powder blend (not pure chile powder)
• 1/2 T garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 organic chicken legs (thighs attached), skin on

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425° F and put rack in upper third of the oven.

In a large baking dish (I used a 10 x 15 glass dish), mix lime and orange juices, orange zest, chili powder, garlic powder, honey, salt and pepper. Mix until well blended, then add chicken and turn to coat, rubbing spice mixture into chicken legs.

Bake about 40-45 minutes, turning once. Check with a thermometer to make sure chicken has reached a safe temperature, turning and returning chicken to oven if necessary until cooked through.