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By Katja Heino 9 Comments
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Easy Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

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These Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs are fool proof, kid-approved, and so easy.  You will want to make them on the regular. 

You guys know I’m all about saving time in the kitchen.  I want to get meals on the table with minimal fuss, and I LOVE LOVE recipes that everyone will eat.  This Crispy Chicken Thigh recipe is the bomb because it’s like a chameleon.  It goes well with just about anything. Serve it with any sides that you like.  And add any seasoning blend that makes you happy.  The end result is a fabulously easy chicken dish that is basically hands off and seriously delish.

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With just 5 minutes of prep, you can pop these little babies in the oven and sit back and let the oven do the work.  I usually serve them with mashed cauliflower OR my famous honey sesame sweet potatoes AND a big, green salad.  Or you can serve them with easy greens and butternut squash noodles.

And they fit into almost everyone’s food preferences:  gluten free, grain free, paleo, and Whole30.

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You’ll notice that I use my baking/cooling rack nested on top of a baking sheet to make this recipe.  This helps the chicken stay nice and crispy.  Don’t have one?  No worries.  You can just bake the chicken thighs in a glass baking dish.  They will still come out amazing.

Have a sweet rest of your day!

xo,

Katja

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Easy Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

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  • Author: Katja from Savory Lotus
  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
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Ingredients

  • 6–8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
  • 2 tbsp butter, ghee or fat of choice, melted (I use THIS)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1–2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (I used rosemary and thyme) OR 1 tsp of your favorite seasoning blend
  • black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400’F. Place a baking rack on a large baking sheet. Set aside.
  2. Combine melted fat of choice, salt, garlic, and herbs (or seasoning blend) in a small bowl. Set aside.
  3. Pat each chicken thigh dry with a paper towel. Cut off excess skin hanging off – but not too much as skin will shrink with baking. Place in a large bowl.
  4. Pour herb mixture over chicken and toss to coat. Place chicken thighs single layer on prepared rack/pan. Sprinkle with several grinds of fresh black pepper.
  5. Bake for 50-55 minutes, until crispy and golden. Serve and enjoy.

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  1. Tabitha says

    March 9, 2017 at 5:28 am

    Savory Lotus, this was a delicious recipe. However, my whole house was smoked up from the drippzings. Any suggestions?

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    • Katja Heino says

      March 12, 2017 at 7:30 pm

      Hmmmm…. I have not had that happen before and I make this recipe often. At 400″ F that should not happen. Is your oven temperature off? I wonder if your pan was too close to the bottom of the oven?? Do you have an electric coil oven? Sometime those have an open port that opens into the oven. The smoke is caused from hitting the pan. You could add some veggies underneath to catch drippings and have delicious veggies to go with dinner. 🙂 You could just bake them on a pan (not the cooling rack). I do that sometimes too. You won’t have the drippings to worry about. It turns out amazing. Hope that helps.

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    • Stephen says

      December 8, 2017 at 1:17 am

      Generally speaking, if you’re having an issue with smoke from your oven, you can add some water into the baking sheet. Otherwise, try using glassware instead of the baking sheet and rack.

      Reply
  2. Margaret says

    November 1, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    The skin crisped! I know now why you said to trim the extra skin. It generated too much fat in the bottom of the pan! I will totally make it again, and will take time to trim.

    Thank you for such a great recipe. I just found your blog and have a list of things to make!

    ★★★★★

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    • Katja Heino says

      November 4, 2017 at 12:35 pm

      Hi, Margaret! Crispy skin is the best, for sure. Happy you found me. Welcome!

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  3. Betty says

    November 1, 2018 at 10:05 am

    I just found your recipie i am trying it now hope i do it good what can i serve with this as we are on the keto diet

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    • Katja Heino says

      November 3, 2018 at 7:59 am

      If you want to keep this keto, serve it up with loads of vegetables on the side. I love sauteed/braised kale or chard. Roasted brussels sprouts are always good. You can make a delicious salad to go on the side. Garlic green beans would be good too. Hope that helps. 🙂

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  4. Arick Biggs says

    November 7, 2018 at 4:56 pm

    why does this website never lable nutritional value especially since keto is about counting macros…

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    • Katja Heino says

      November 12, 2018 at 12:21 pm

      Hi, there! I don not calculate for a couple of reasons. Mainly because I have hundreds of recipes that i post for absolutely free. It would take me tons of time to calculate for all of them. I also focus on just eating healthy real food, so I don’t focus on macros. But if you want to know, you can use this—-> https://www.myfitnesspal.com/ I hope that helps. Thanks for stopping by, and have a sweet day. 🙂

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