Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Apple Cider Glazed Chicken Thighs
Golden chicken thighs sit among sweet potato and apple in a glossy cider sauce. Rosemary gives the fruit a savory fragrance, while mustard adds a tangy edge beneath the honey. The rich chicken is especially good with a soft piece of apple.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 40 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 11 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cooking method
- Baking · Baked & roasted
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 31–60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Coat the fruit first
Toss apple slices and sweet potato cubes with oil and chopped rosemary before starting the chicken.
2. Brown before baking
Sear both sides of the thighs until golden but only partly cooked before returning them to the sauce.
3. Check sweet potatoes too
Finish in the oven until both the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potato cubes are tender.
Get to know the ingredients
Apple cider
Use apple cider for the sauce, not apple cider vinegar.
Chicken thighs
Pat the boneless skin on thighs dry, season and begin searing skin side down in the hot skillet.
Rosemary
Chop some rosemary for the apples and potatoes, then add the remaining sprigs to the simmering sauce.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Serve from the oven
Serve once the chicken and sweet potatoes are ready, adding the optional pomegranate seed garnish if desired.
A little more help as you go
Use the same skillet
Melt butter in the chicken skillet and whisk in the cider mixture before returning the meat and fruit.
Saucy option
You can use a cup of chicken broth in the sauce mixture if you want a saucier dish.
A few questions you might have
Is this made with cider vinegar?
No. The sauce uses apple cider, not apple cider vinegar.
Does the chicken finish cooking in the skillet?
Sear until partly cooked, then bake it in the sauce with apples and sweet potatoes until cooked through.
How can I make more sauce?
Try adding one cup of chicken broth to the sauce mixture for a saucier dish.
When do the apples and potatoes go in?
Add them to the simmering cider sauce with the browned chicken and rosemary before transferring to the oven.
What should I check before serving?
Make sure the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potato cubes are tender at the end of baking.
Any more cooking tips?
Sear the thighs partway, then finish them in the oven in less than 20 minutes to help keep the meat juicy. Use apple cider here; apple cider vinegar would make a different sauce. For a saucier dish, add 1 cup of chicken broth to the sauce mixture.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: rasamalaysia.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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