Honey-Buttered Grilled Chicken Thighs w/ Parsley Pesto

By LisaMK

This recipe is from Food and Wine. I've made some modifications.

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 small garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbs lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tbs honey
• 1 tbs horseradish
• 2 tbs chopped parsley, fresh parsley or tubed is fine, plus 1 cup packed parsley leaves
• coarse salt and pepper
• 1/3 c evoo, plus more for brushing
• 12 chicken thighs

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 33mins
Cooking time 60mins

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, blend butter and half of the garlic, 1 tbs lemon juice, honey, horseradish and parsley chopped. Season with salt and pepper.
In a small saucepan of salted boiling water, blanch the parsley leaves until bright green, 1 minutes. Drain and cool under running water.
In a blender, puree the parsley w/2 tbs of water and the remaining garlic and 1 tbs of lemon juice until nearly smooth. Gradually add the 1/3 cup of oil until incorporated. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
Get the grill ready. Brush the chicken thighs with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until charred in spots and just cooked through, 20 to 25 mins. Brush chicken with honey butter and grill, turning and brushing, until glazed, about 2 mins more.
Transfer to a platter and serve with the parsley sauce.