Zhoug Chicken Thighs

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Chicken thighs are baked with zhoug, a spicy Middle Eastern cilantro sauce. Made with only 4 ingredients this recipe takes 5 minutes to prepare before being baked.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
8 ounces prepared zhoug sauce, divided
1 (12 ounce) jar fire-roasted red and yellow bell peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish with olive oil.
2 Measure 1/2 cup of prepared zhoug and spread over the bottom of the oiled baking dish. Place chicken thighs, cut side down, on top of the zhoug. Sprinkle fire-roasted bell peppers over chicken thighs. Using a spoon, drop remaining zhoug sauce in between the bell pepper pieces, covering as much of the chicken thighs as possible.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).