Oven-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Green Chili Sauce

Name: Oven-Roasted Chicken Thighs with Green Chili Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: CHICKEN THIGHS; Vegetable oil; 8 bone-in chicken thighs; Cooking spray, for coating chicken; Kosher salt and coarsely ground fresh black pepper; 1 cup Green Chili Sauce (below); 2 cups cooked white rice; 1 cup cotija cheese; 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves; GREEN CHILI SAUCE; This sauce is great as a topping for any type of cooked or grilled meat, or even tofu .; 5 medium tomatillos, husked; 3 whole garlic cloves, unpeeled; 2 whole shallots, peeled; 1 Roma tomato, halved and seeded; 1 whole jalapeño; 2 tablespoons grape-seed oil; 1 tablespoon salt (kosher or sea); 1⁄2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro (leaves and stems); 1 tablespoon honey; Zest of 1 lime; Juice of 1⁄2 lime; 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 31⁄2 tablespoons cannaoil

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We have a secret to share: chicken thighs are the unsung heroes of the poultry world. They’re inexpensive, very difficult to overcook, and have lots more flavor than a chicken breast.

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Ingredients

CHICKEN THIGHS
Vegetable oil
8 bone-in chicken thighs
Cooking spray, for coating chicken
Kosher salt and coarsely ground fresh black pepper
1 cup Green Chili Sauce (below)
2 cups cooked white rice
1 cup cotija cheese
1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
GREEN CHILI SAUCE
This sauce is great as a topping for any type of cooked or grilled meat, or even tofu .
5 medium tomatillos, husked
3 whole garlic cloves, unpeeled
2 whole shallots, peeled
1 Roma tomato, halved and seeded
1 whole jalapeño
2 tablespoons grape-seed oil
1 tablespoon salt (kosher or sea)
1⁄2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro (leaves and stems)
1 tablespoon honey
Zest of 1 lime
Juice of 1⁄2 lime
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
31⁄2 tablespoons cannaoil