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Fig Glazed Skillet Chicken Recipe

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This Fig Glazed Skillet Chicken is a delightful dinner recipe featuring tender, juicy chicken pieces roasted in a buttery, garlic, and rosemary mixture, then glazed with a sweet and tangy fig and balsamic vinegar sauce. The sticky glaze perfectly balances savory and sweet flavors for a deliciously unique meal that’s easy to prepare using a cast iron skillet and oven roasting.

Ingredients

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Butter Mixture

  • ¼ cup (57 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 sprigs rosemary, destemmed and minced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Chicken

  • 1 fryer chicken, broken into 6 or 8 pieces (6 drumsticks and 2 thighs, bone-in, skin-on)

Glaze

  • ½ cup (118 g) balsamic vinegar
  • ½ cup (112 g) fig preserves
  • Remainder garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper (from the amounts above)

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 425 °F (218 °C) to get it ready for roasting the chicken.
  2. Make Butter Mixture: In a small bowl, combine the softened unsalted butter with half of the minced garlic, half of the minced rosemary, half of the salt, and half of the black pepper using a fork until well mixed.
  3. Prepare Chicken: Place the chicken pieces into a 9-inch cast iron skillet. Rub the butter mixture all over the outside of the chicken pieces, coating them evenly.
  4. Initial Roasting: Place the skillet with chicken into the preheated oven and start roasting.
  5. Make Glaze: While the chicken begins roasting, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, fig preserves, and the remaining garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a bowl until smooth.
  6. Glaze Chicken: Remove the skillet from the oven and brush the majority of the fig glaze over the chicken pieces thoroughly.
  7. Continue Roasting and Basting: Return the skillet to the oven and roast, basting the chicken with the glaze every 10 minutes or so, until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 °F (74 °C), approximately 25 minutes total cooking time.
  8. Finish and Serve: Once cooked, pour the remaining glaze over the chicken and allow it to cool slightly in the skillet before serving.

Notes

  • You can wait to put the chicken into the oven until after glazing it to avoid pulling it in and out of the oven, if preferred.
  • Use fresh rosemary for the best aroma, but dried rosemary is an acceptable substitute.
  • Different cuts of chicken can be used according to preference or availability.
  • Store leftover chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2-3 days and reheat in an air fryer or oven to maintain texture.

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