Grilled Chicken Thighs With Honey Sesame Glaze Video

We love grilled chicken! Grilling chicken makes dinnertime a breeze with hardly any cleanup! Some of our favorite grilled chicken recipes include: Greek chicken, cilantro chicken, chili lime chicken, Hawaiian chicken ,buffalo chicken and now you can add these grilled chicken thighs to the list!

HOW TO MAKE grilled chicken thighs VIDEo

Grilled Chicken Thigh Marinade ingredients

The marinade ingredient list may look lengthy, but you are just whisking the sauce ingredients together which takes minutes. Let’s take a closer look at what you’ll need (full measurements in the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post):

How to Grill Chicken Thighs

The important elements to really juicy grilled chicken thighs is a fabulous marinade, trimmed fat, a hot grill and a meat thermometer. Here’s an overview of how to make them (full printable recipe in at the bottom of the post)

Step 1: Make the Marinade

Whisk together all of the grilled chicken thigh marinade/glaze ingredients together in a large freezer bag or shallow dish (whatever you are going to marinate the chicken in). Remove ¼ cup of the marinade to use later as the glaze. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Step 2: Marinate the Chicken

Add the boneless chicken thighs to the remaining ¾ of the marinade in the bag/bowl and turn to coat. Seal and refrigerate for 2 hours, or up to overnight. When you’re ready to grill the chicken thighs, remove them from the fridge and let rest at room temperature for 20-30 minutes.

Step 3: Grill the Chicken Thighs

Grease and preheat the grill to medium high heat, 375°F. Grill chicken, covered, for 5-7 minutes per side, or until chicken is cooked through and an internal temperature reaches 170 degrees F. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.