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Grilled Honey Buffalo Chicken Thighs

Grilled honey buffalo chicken thighs with crispy skin and a sticky sweet-and-spicy honey-buffalo glaze. Marinated for 30 minutes and grilled skin-side down for deep browning before finishing at 165°F.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
marinating 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 420
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Chicken thighs
  • 8 chicken thighs Bone-in and skin-on
  • 0.5 cup buffalo sauce
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 2 tbsp butter Melted
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper To taste
Serving
  • 1 blue cheese dressing
  • 1 celery sticks

Equipment

  • 1 grill

Method
 

Make the honey-buffalo glaze
  1. In a bowl, mix buffalo sauce, honey, melted butter, and apple cider vinegar until smooth.
  2. Reserve 1/3 cup of the sauce for basting.
Marinate and prep the chicken
  1. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, then brush with some of the sauce.
  2. Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
Grill until crispy and glazed
  1. Preheat the grill to medium heat, then place the chicken skin-side down and grill for 8-10 minutes until the skin looks deeply browned and crisping.
  2. Flip the thighs and grill for 8-10 more minutes, basting frequently with the reserved sauce, until the glaze looks sticky.
  3. Continue grilling until the internal temperature reaches 165°F and the glaze clings to the chicken.
Serve
  1. Serve the grilled honey buffalo chicken thighs with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.

Notes

For extra crisp skin, keep the grill covered as much as possible during the skin-side-down phase and avoid moving the thighs early. Refrigerate leftovers in a sealed container for up to 3 days; freeze up to 2 months (best reheated on a grill or in a hot oven). For a dairy-light option, serve with a reduced-fat or yogurt-based blue cheese style dressing.