Chicken Thighs with Peach Soy Sauce Marinade

Dinner was not what I had planned on.  I had decided to make orange marmalade chicken for dinner tonight.  I went to get my ingredients together and the orange marmalade I thought that I had ended up being peach preserves.  So this is what I came up with on the fly.


5 bone in chicken thighs
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons peach preserves
1 cup soy sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
1. Heat up a pan with oil (I used vegetable but olive would be fine too) In a bowl mix together the flour, salt, and pepper.  Dredge chicken in the flour mixture and add to the pan.  Cook on both sides until browned.  This should keep it from having soggy skin later.

2. In a bowl mix all the remaining ingredients together to make marinade mixture.


3. Line the baking dish with foil.  This just makes for quicker clean up later.  Add the chicken to the baking dish.  Pour over the mixture over the chicken.  Put in the oven and back for 30 minutes.

Check on the chicken and add cover if mixture looks like it is burning instead of browning.  Cook for 15 more minutes and check.  It may need an additional 15 minutes.




I served with corn on the cob and rice pilaf.

When I make this again, I will add more preserves.  It was not salty but you could not taste the peach like I wanted.  It was really good for something I came up with in just a few minutes.  This is one that can be easily adapted to your tastes.  This is just what I had in my fridge and pantry and it turned out well.

When Tim and I first got married I was one of the people that had to follow a recipe to a t and Tim was a just throw it in and see what happens kind of guy.  He has rubbed off on me over the years and I am not afraid to experiment in the kitchen.  It makes cooking fun and you never know what you might discover that is fantastic.  There will be failures and that is okay.  There have been nights after each of us have cooked that take out was our best friend and nights like last night that just work out wonderfully.  Have fun in the kitchen and experiment!