Description
A delicious and easy weeknight dinner featuring marinated chicken thighs, fluffy rice, and a refreshing cucumber salad.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon ginger (minced)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 2 cups water or chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cucumbers (diced)
- 1/2 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley or cilantro (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
- Make the Marinade: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, minced ginger, rice vinegar, and sesame oil.
- Marinate the Chicken: Add the chicken thighs to the marinade, cover the bowl, and let it marinate for at least 30 minutes.
- Get the Grill Going: Preheat your grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
- Cook the Rice: Rinse the rice, combine with broth and salt, boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 18 minutes.
- Grill the Chicken: Remove chicken from marinade, place on grill skin-side down, and cook for 6-8 minutes.
- Flip and Finish: Turn the chicken and grill for another 6-8 minutes until cooked through.
- Assemble the Cucumber Salad: Combine cucumbers, red onion, parsley, olive oil, and lemon juice in a bowl.
- Fluff the Rice: Remove lid from rice and fluff gently with a fork.
- Serve: Plate the rice, chicken, and cucumber salad together, garnishing as desired.
Notes
You can substitute chicken thighs with chicken breasts; just reduce cooking time. This dish can be marinated the day before for richer flavors.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 470
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: grilled chicken, weeknight dinner, easy recipe, marinade, cucumber salad