Yes I still have some apple butter in my fridge! A few weeks ago I made something sweet; apple butter bars; that I hope some of you might have tried making as they were moist, flavorful and delicious!

When I was looking up recipes to use up the apple butter I hadn’t even considered going the savory route till I found a recipe for chicken thighs and it also asked for 10 cloves of garlic; nothing can go wrong with 10 cloves of garlic. I used to be strictly a boneless skinless chicken breast; now my go to chicken is bone in skin on chicken thighs. They are so versatile, very forgiving and pretty inexpensive. They can stand up to cooking for longer times than chicken breasts, which can dry out if you are distracted or just plain over cook.them. If you are worried about the extra fat being that the skin is still on, you can cook the chicken; get all the flavor from the skin and remove it before you eat it.

With a little planning you could make this a weeknight dinner. Don’t stop reading here just yet. The only reasons I say a little planning is; you’ll want to marinate the chicken for at least 3 hours. So you could make the marinade and place the chicken in it overnight you won’t be disappointed.

Sweet and Spicy Apple Butter Chipotle Chicken Thighs

8 chicken thighs
3-5 Chipotles adobo sauce, chopped (use your discretion with the heat tolerance)
1 medium yellow onion, rough chopped
10 Garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup worcestershire sauce
¾ cup apple butter
1 teaspoon kosher salt

Mince the garlic, chop the chipotles, and rough chop the onion.
Combine the garlic, chipotles, onion, worcestershire and apple butter in a ziploc bag.
Put the chicken in the bag and squish it around so the chicken is completely covered.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, OK overnight

Preheat oven to 425’
Line a 9×13 dish with foil, spray it with nonstick spray.
Place the thighs skin side up and cover them with the marinade
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the internal temp is 165’ F
Allow chicken to rest for 5-6 minutes for best results

Recipe adapted from http://asouthernfairytale.com/2010/