Ok, sooooo my eye won’t stop twitching. It’s been 4 days now. They say it’s a sign of stress, dehydration, lack of sleep, allergies and some other crap. Sure, I’m stressed, but isn’t that what being a new homeowner while being a small business owner is all about?  There’s no way to not be somewhat stressed out. But does this mean my eyes will twitch forever? Or do you think a bug just crawled back there and is eating my eye? Maybe I’ve just been watching too much Game of Thrones. But if I go blind, I’ll be hella pissed I didn’t go with my Game of Thrones gut on this one.

Yesterday, I picked weeds for an hour. Then I stepped in wet dog poop since it has been raining for 3 days straight. Not sure why I’m telling you this, just giving myself a little pity party. Or should I say poopy party. HA! I’m hilarious. I’m better now.

Does anyone else find that buying a rug is pretty much the hardest thing ever to search for? I seriously cannot find a good looking one for under $200. I just cannot buy something for more than that. It’s something you walk on every day. And Jackson runs straight in from the backyard, onto the carpet. The same backyard he runs around in. And steps in wet dog poop, too. You want his wet dog poop paws walking on top of a $600 rug? Ah hells nah.

You guys, get this. I was in a car accident on March 31st. It wasn’t a very big deal in the moment other than I could tell my car was pretty messed up and the girl was acting funny. When the woman who caused the accident left, a witness pulled up and said that she was totally drunk. So this dumb b got away with being drunk because I was a crying mess about the accident and didn’t call the police since it was just a fender bender. Well, it’s been over a month and my car still isn’t fixed. One of the motor mounts was cracked in half, my bumper was completely ruined. It’s just craziness. I totally know where the drunk woman works and I still wish I could just meander in and say, “YOU SUCK, YOU DRUNK MESS.” But I have to remember that Karma works in mysterious ways, right? Right.

Ok, let’s get to the food. Because after you make chicken like this, you’ll never want to have chicken any other way. When I was out in Pittsburgh working on my third cookbook, I stayed with Bill and Hayley from Primal Palate because they did the photography for my newest book. Well, by the end of the night after cooking all day, I would be completely sick of my own food so Bill and Hayley would make dinner. And they would either make crispy chicken wings OR crispy chicken thighs. The thighs were my favorite because even though they were crispy on the outside, they were super moist on the inside. Now stop being mad I said moist. Anywho, this is my recipe inspired by them, the amazing authors of Make it Paleo 2! You gotta get their newest cookbook, it’s crazy amazing! Now let’s eat!

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Crispy Chicken Thighs with Pineapple Honey Mustard Sauce

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  • Yield: 3-4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds skin-on chicken thighs, deboned (about 6 chicken thighs)
  • fine sea salt, to taste
  • garlic powder, to taste
  • onion powder, to taste
  • paprika, to taste

For the mustard sauce

  • 2 tablespoons ghee, butter or coconut oil
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1/4 cup dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
  • 23 heaping tablespoons raw honey (depending how sweet you want it)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Place a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once pan is very hot, place deboned chicken thighs skin side down on the skillet. Feel free to crowd the pan because they will shrink up a good amount. Sprinkle each chicken thigh with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Once the skin has browned and become crispy, about 7-8 minutes, flip and cook for 5 more minutes. Then place in the oven to cook for 15-20 minutes, until no pink remains.
  3. While chicken is in the oven, place a medium sauté pan over medium heat and add ghee and pineapple chunks and cook until pineapple has caramelized on all sides, about 5 minutes.
  4. Place pineapple, mustards, and honey to a food processor and puree until smooth.
  5. Top each chicken thigh with pineapple honey mustard. Boom. Done.

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75 Comments

  1. Lauren says:

    Hi, with regards to the chicken thighs, were they supposed to be dipped in a flour base prior to placing in the skillet? I did not get a crispy texture at all when following the above recipe, just wondering if I missed a step.

    1. juli says:

      no, no flour at all! some troubleshooting tips:
      1. did you use a cast iron skillet
      2. did you let the skillet get hot enough
      3. and did you let the chicken cook long enough
      all those three things will lead to crispy chicken skin. if one of those things is missing, you’ll get the soggy skin

  2. Lisa says:

    Simple and delicious! I can’t thank you enough. Let’s just say that my husband is the cook in the house – and for good reason, that is, until I made him this dish. He loved it so much that he requested it two nights in a row! As an alternative, I made the sauce while the chicken was browning and poured it over the chicken before putting it in the oven to bake. Thank you for restoring confidence in both of us for my cooking abilities.






  3. Liza says:

    I adore paleo food, because it is healthy and still yummy. So i decided to start paleo diet (this time i mean it). If you were to buy one book to give to a friend on Paleo, what would it be? please please recommend a good one 🙂 Thank you!

    1. juli says:

      haha well i’m definitely going to recommend my own book, juli bauer’s paleo cookbook and another good book that’s great for explaining paleo in more science terms is the paleo solution by robb wolf

  4. Ashley says:

    After having a hard time losing weight on the paleo diet, i decided it could be because I am getting bored with my meals. Since haloween I have been making different meals off your blog and cookbook. I just made this one last night for lunch today. Cant wait to try it! I did try a taste of the sauce last night. My boyfriend thought it tasted bitter and said I coud of over cooked the pineapple?

    He ended up adding more honey and fresh pineapple to the sauce so I guess I will see how it goes… then again I am not sure if its supposed to taste more sweet and subtle or more tart.






    1. juli says:

      it could have been overcooking it, but it’s most likely because pineapple isn’t in season right now, so it’s not as sweet as usual! the sauce should have a little more of a tart flavor because of the pineapple and the mustard flavors!

  5. Jessica says:

    DELICOUS RECIPE!!! I was too lazy to make the sauce, but the chicken alone was a winner! My family was licking the plate and kept saying that I should have made more… winner winner chicken dinner! Thanks Juli for another slam dunk recipe. Will def add this to the dinner rotation 😀

  6. Sara says:

    Omg. Favourite recipe of yours yet! I’ve had it once a week for a month and I’m still not sick of it. ????

  7. Lindsey Mulvany says:

    Had this last night and for lunch today! SO good! 🙂






    1. juli says:

      woot woot!! hope everything in going great in Lindsey world!! so glad you’ve enjoyed some of my recipes!

  8. Angie Miller says:

    Totally made this last night! The sauce is so yummy. I had leftover for lunch and put the sauce on my salad!
    Thanks for sharing…..trying the maple pork chops tonight! 🙂






  9. Brittany says:

    I made this last night and it was sooo delicious!






  10. Laura says:

    not sure if you figured out how to stop your twitching yet (i have occasional twitches, too) but i saw this video and thought of you! he says you could have a lot of phosphorous in your system from eating a lot of meat, or just alkaline blood from stress depleting your acid (well there are other causes but i am judging what is most likely to apply). anyway he thinks daily acv is a good remedy! i never believed that banana shit because i could eat them all the time and still twitch up a storm. anyway here’s the video. not sure how trustworthy a resource he is but worth evaluating!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyFZuTnzhSc