Roasted Orange and Thyme Chicken

This chicken was bursting with flavour! So delicious & moist. We really, really liked this dish. I found it by browsing Tastespotting & Foodgawker, and thought that it looked like something my family would really enjoy. I was right! :)

Source: Dinners for a Year

Ingredients:

• 10 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 small red onion, diced
• 3 cups of orange juice
• 2 tsp thyme, dried
• scant 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place chicken thighs on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat 3 Tbsp olive oil in a small saucepan and saute onions for about 8 minutes. After onions have sauteed, place chicken in preheated oven and roast for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, add orange juice and thyme to sauteed onions and bring to a boil. Cook for about 20 minutes or until reduced to about 1/2 cup stirring occasionally.
4. When orange juice mixture has reduced to 1/2 cup, add maple syrup, soy sauce, pepper and salt. Continue to boil for about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
5. Remove chicken from oven and brush with a generous amount of the sauce. Return to oven and continue roasting for about 10-15 more minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
6. Remove chicken from oven and serve with remaining sauce.