Dinner: Crispy Curry Rub Chicken Thighs

Cook Time: 50 mins

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Crispy Curry Rub Chicken Thighs

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

8 Bone-In, Skin-On Chicken Thighs
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
2 tsp. Yellow Curry
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Ground Cumin
1 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp. Allspice
1/2 tsp. Chili Powder
1/2 tsp. Ground Coriander
1/4 tsp. Ground Cardamom
1/4 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Ginger

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425F.
2. Gather all the spices you’ll need – phew it’s a lot of spices!
3. Measure out 2 tsp. Yellow Curry, 1 1/2 tsp. Salt, 1 tsp. Ground Cumin, 1 tsp. Paprika, 1 tsp. Garlic Powder, 1/2 tsp. Cayenne Pepper, 1/2 tsp. Allspice, 1/2 tsp. Chili Powder, 1/2 tsp. Ground Coriander, 1/4 tsp. Ground Cardamom, 1/4 tsp. Ground Cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp. Ginger.
4. Mix together the spices well.
5. Wrap a baking sheet in foil, then lay the chicken thighs onto the foil.
6. Rub the olive oil into the chicken, giving each piece of chicken about 1/2 Tbsp. Olive Oil. Make sure you do this on both sides. Once oiled, lightly sprinkle the spice mixture over both sides of the chicken and rub it in. Do this a second time with the spices, making sure both sides of the chicken is nicely coated with spice.
7. Bake the chicken at 425F for 50 minutes.
8. Let cool for 5 minutes or so and serve! Most of the oil and fat will be sitting underneath the chicken, so it’s your choice to either serve this or not – personally, I like to spoon it over the chicken for extra flavor.
9. Garnish with red pepper flakes and chives, with a spooning of pan drippings!