Baked Chicken Thighs with Figs and Red Onions

With shallots, red onions, figs and balsamic vinegar and mustard sauce, this one pan baked chicken thighs taste flavoursome and aromatic. It's fancy enough to serve to guests yet easy enough to make for weeknight dinners. As always, I prefer using bone in skin on chicken thighs/legs, but if you have to use chicken breast, then at least use the one with skin intact. The crispy skin balances nicely with the mellow textures of the cooked figs to make this chicken meal really special and delicious.

1 tbsp Chicken schmalz (or olive oil)
1.2 kg /4-6 Chicken thighs, bone in skin on
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 Shallots, peeled and chopped
2 Garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
2 Red onions, peeled and sliced
2-3 Thyme sprigs
2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
250 ml Chicken stock
5-7 Fresh figs, halved or quartered if large
1-2 tbsp Fresh herbs, chopped (to garnish)

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Rub the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Heat the chicken schmalz or olive oil in an ovenproof frying pan.
Fry the chicken thighs skin-side down for 6-8 minutes until nicely golden. Turn over and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
In the same pan, add the chopped shallots and garlic and fry until fragrant for 4 minutes. Add the thyme leaves and sliced red onions and fry for 3 further minutes.
Add in vinegar, mustard and chicken stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4 minutes. Return the chicken thighs to the pan. Spoon some sauce over the meat. Arrange sliced wigs between the chicken. Bake the chicken thighs in the middle of hot oven for 35-40 minutes until golden and cooked through.

28 comments:

Federica Simoni 19/8/24 13:47: che meraviglia buonissimo!!
DEZMOND 19/8/24 14:11: Those figs look so gorgeous, we don't really have them in stores, sadly, only the dry ones. My neighbour has a fig tree and I see it through my window filled with ripe fruit but we hate each other so I cannot get any LOL I can only stare at them LOL
Margaret D 19/8/24 14:13: Looks very good Angie.
Tom 19/8/24 14:17: ...chicken never looked so good!
Christine 19/8/24 14:43: Delicious!
Brian's Home Blog 19/8/24 15:02: Boy does that look and sound most delicious!
Judee 19/8/24 15:07: The fresh figs look amazing. Must be delicious in this dish!
eileeninmd 19/8/24 16:23: Looks delicious, thanks for sharing! Take care, enjoy your day!
sotis 19/8/24 16:24: tu me mets l'eau à la bouche avec ces jolies saveurs!!! bisous
Velva-Evening With A Sandwich 19/8/24 17:11: Love, love. I typically use chicken thighs over breasts-so much more flavorful. I really like the addition of figs.
Breathtaking 19/8/24 17:16: Hello Angie :)
It looks delicious and how inventive to mix fresh figs to this recipe. We have an enormous fig tree on the farm, and I'll be sure to try this dish out. Thank you Angie!:)
Laura. M 19/8/24 20:15: Rica receta de pollo. Gracias.
Un abrazo.
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 19/8/24 20:41: I've made something similar but with dried figs - so I can attest this combination is amazing :) Beautiful photos, as always!
Pam 19/8/24 21:06: Tasty combination! The chicken looks perfectly cooked.
Recetas al instante 19/8/24 21:42: Wow looks so delicious
Granny Sue 19/8/24 22:11: What a sensation for the taste buds with that combination of flavors!
roentare 20/8/24 00:33: This is the winter dish i need here
Heidi 20/8/24 00:38: I can't help but get hungry just thinking about this recipe. Your homemade sauce infuses so much amazing flavor into this chicken dinner... and I loved your choice of chicken thighs, bone in skin on!
Citu 20/8/24 01:09: Gracias por receta. Te mando un beso.
My name is Erika. 20/8/24 02:04: What a super combo. Happy new week Angie.
Sherry's Pickings 20/8/24 04:16: garlic onions mustard ... all sounds great angie! I love using chicken thighs and rarely use any other cut. Great stuff!
Mbul Kecil 20/8/24 10:26: I just know this varieties of red onion...it makes your chicken looks so good...

another fancy dish Angie ^___^
Carol @Comfort Spring Station 20/8/24 10:33: The addition of figs make the dish very memorable. It looks so tasty.
David 20/8/24 18:42: Hi Angie, Great looking chicken entree! As for the comments you left on my last post, I'm all for ribeye steak and eggs...although I would add a slice of buttered sourdough toast too. "Workout"...to me a workout is getting up in the morning, taking the mail out to the mailbox and going upstairs to check my email and blog site. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
Bill 20/8/24 21:32: Looks great and very tasty.
Cooking Julia 20/8/24 23:19: What a nice mix of ingredients!
tigerfish 21/8/24 02:25: The natural sweetness of shallots, red onions, figs imparted to this savory dish is the perfect balance
The Velvet Runway 25/8/24 19:35: That looks great and sounds so flavorful!
Julia x
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