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<\/a><\/p>\nI came across this recipe and it was simple, EatingWell.com’s recipes have been delicious in the past, and I had most of the ingredients on hand. I didn’t have fresh ginger or dried mint. Unfortunately, I could not FIND dried or fresh mint at the grocery store so I skipped it. A Google search said that basil could be a good substitute, so I gave that a try. I wish I had been able to find the mint. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n
As for the fresh Ginger, I looked online again to see how much to substitute dried ginger and unfortunately, it was not recommended. (Check out this website<\/a>.) Because of what I read on the website, I didn’t add very much of the dried ginger. I just didn’t want to risk ruining the recipe.<\/p>\n The prep was really easy. I was halving the recipe since it was just the two of us. Instead of 8 chicken thighs, we had 3 (2 small ones, 1 large one). We’d have enough for dinner and leftovers. I removed the skin and fat from the chicken thighs.<\/p>\n I didn’t have hot paprika so I followed the recipe to create my own “hot paprika” with sweet paprika and cayenne pepper.<\/p>\n I used plain Greek yogurt and mixed all the ingredients into it and whisked it together. It smelled aromatic and delicious! I was excited that the yogurt mixture was so yummy.<\/p>\n Once the chicken was clean and dried, I poured the freshly squeezed lemon juice on the chicken and then topped it with the spicy yogurt mixture. It went into the fridge to marinade for about 2 hours. Then we got ready to cook!<\/p>\n Then came the hard part: the broiler. I am so not skilled in broiling. I’ve thrown more food away that I tried to broil and it failed miserably. I was crossing my fingers that this recipe worked! While the chicken was broiling for 15 minutes, Michael peeled and cut some sweet potatoes to make fries<\/a>.<\/p>\n The seasoning used in the sweet potato fries were the same ones I used for the chicken–cayenne and paprika. I figured they were compliment each other nicely. They did end up being really good but the fries were spicier than the chicken, so a little overpowering. The spice wasn’t bad, it just took away some of the flavor that the chicken had. Michael and I agreed that we’d do a different side dish the next time I made this chicken.<\/p>\n How did the broiling do? It went well, actually! I checked it obsessively every few minutes, but it seemed to be doing okay so I let it ride. I also baked the fries at the same time as the regular baking of the chicken (not the broiling).<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n