Miso Chicken Thighs
This easy, flavorful chicken thigh recipe incorporates simple ingredients, including gut-healthy miso paste.
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin on (2.5 to 3 lb)
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup white miso paste
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp mirin (optional)
- pinch black pepper
- green onion, sliced thin (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Combine butter, miso, honey, rice vinegar, garlic powder, ginger powder and black pepper in a small bowl. Stir into a paste.
- Add chicken to the bowl with paste and with your hands, massage the paste into all sides of the chicken.
- Place chicken pieces on a roasting pan.
- Roast in oven for 30 to 35 minutes (turning once midway through), or until internal temp reaches 160 to 165 degrees.
- Top with sliced green onions for garnish. Serve with japanese white rice, and a gut healthy veggie side.
Nutrition
Serving: 163g | Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5.3g | Trans Fat: 0.46g | Cholesterol: 167mg | Sodium: 381mg | Potassium: 323mg | Fiber: 1.54g | Sugar: 8.68g | Vitamin A: 84IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 38.6mg | Iron: 2.4mg