Cider Glazed Chicken Thighs

Think beyond chicken breasts—chicken thighs are flavorful, easy to prepare, and take to so many recipes. One of our favorite ways to use chicken thighs? In this one-pot dinner, filled with sweet potatoes, apples, and juicy chicken thighs. These apple cider glazed chicken thighs are full of spiced, warming flavors, making this recipe a perfect fall dinner, whether you’re looking for a weeknight chicken dinner staple or a dinner party stunner.

We love this dish as it is, but feel free to get creative with it! Sweet potatoes or butternut squash would be perfect in this skillet. As far as the apples go, we love using Granny Smiths, Honeycrisps, and even Golden Delicious apples in this recipe. Because you’ll be keeping the skin on, remember to wash and dry them thoroughly before using.

This recipe includes mains and sides all in one, but if you’re looking for something else to pair this dinner with, any of our fall sides would be perfect. You can’t go wrong with Parmesan roasted green beans, air fryer Moroccan-spiced carrots, or our cozy mashed potato casserole.

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Ingredients

• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• 2 apples, sliced
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
• 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary
• kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs, trimmed
• 2/3 c. apple cider
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• 1 Tbsp. Grainy mustard
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 3 rosemary sprigs, for skillet

Directions

• 1. Step 1Preheat oven to 425°. In a medium bowl, add potatoes, apples and chopped rosemary and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and toss until combined.
  2. Step 2In a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat remaining olive oil. Add chicken and sear, skin side down, until golden, about 2 minutes. Remove chicken from heat while you make the glaze.
  3. Step 3To the same skillet, add apple cider, honey and grainy mustard. Bring mixture to a rapid simmer and cook until mixture has reduced slightly then whisk in the butter. Return the chicken to the skillet, skin side up, and scatter the sweet potato mixture and rosemary sprigs around the chicken. Turn off the heat and transfer the entire skillet to the oven.
  4. Step 4Bake until the sweet potatoes are tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes. (If potatoes need longer to cook, transfer chicken to a cutting board to rest and continue cooking until tender.)
  5. Step 5Serve chicken and potatoes with pan drippings.