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Chicken Thigh Recipes
One of the best ways to cook chicken thighs is using the oven.
Chicken thighs always turn out extremely juicy, tender and moist after roasting and baking them the oven.
Bake chicken thighs recipe is also one of the easiest chicken thigh recipes, with short active prep time of just 10 minutes.
Recipe for Baked Chicken Thighs
This baked chicken thighs recipe is the fastest and best recipe you will find online!
First, add the seasoning of brown sugar, cayenne pepper and garlic as marinade to the the chicken thighs.
Next, bake thighs in the oven for 35 minutes or until the skin turns crispy and golden brown. Serve immediately after removing from oven.
Ingredients for Baked Chicken Thighs
This recipe for chicken thighs calls for the following simple ingredients:
- Bone-in chicken thighs with skin on
- Brown sugar
- Garlic
- Salt
- Cayenne pepper
Cooking Tips for Chicken Thigh Recipes
- You can use skinless and boneless chicken thighs or bone-in chicken thighs. Personally, I prefer bone-in thighs. After baking the chicken thighs in oven at high temperature, the skin crisps up to golden brown color and becomes crispy.
- If you use skin on thighs, the skin adds grease to the chicken so you don’t need butter or oil in the recipe.The chicken meat will also be tender and juicy.
- Score the bottom of the thighs a few times. This will make more flavorful with the marinade.
How Long to Bake Chicken Thighs?
Bake thighs takes about 35-40 minutes in the oven, at 425° Fahrenheit (220° Celcius).
The total time depends on the size of the bone-in chicken thighs.
The skin will turn crispy and brown and the internal temperature of cooked chicken thighs is 165° Fahrenheit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I Need to Bake the Chicken with Foil?
This recipe produces juicy and tender chicken thighs so you don’t need to use foil.
Plus, you want crispy skin so do not wrap or cover the chicken with aluminum foil.
Can I Use Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts?
Chicken breasts are great for this recipe, especially if they are boneless and skinless.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This baked chicken thighs recipe is only 388 calories per serving.
What to Serve with This Recipe?
This recipe is great with rice and vegetables. I love serving them with cilantro lime rice and a healthy vegetable dish.
For a healthy meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
How to Bake Chicken Thighs?
Please refer to the recipe card below for the detailed step-by-step method.
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Baked Chicken Thighs (Extra Juicy!)
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. (750g) bone-in chicken thighs (5 small thighs or 4 big thighs)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C).
- Score the bottom part of the chicken thighs with a few slits. Rub the bottom part of the chicken and the skin with the garlic, leave them on (the garlic should get inside the slits and flavor the chicken thighs). Add brown sugar, salt, cayenne pepper, stir to mix well.
- Bake in the oven for 35 minutes or until the skin turns crispy and brown. Remove from heat, garnish with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Can I substitute paprika or chili powder for cayenne pepper?
Sure just use a little bit.
I’m cooking for 1, how would you suggest I modify the recipe?
Thanks,
Ken
Just cut into half.
Wow! This came out incredible. Super easy and quick to make and the flavor was sweet and spicy. Will definitely be making this again.
Thanks!
Reckon how a little fresh ginger would be in that.
Just wanted to say that I’ve made this recipe countless times and it’s become a household essential. We like to add a chopped onion to the baking pan and it’s super good. Thank you so much for this recipe.
Yummy, thanks for your support!
Literally so good! Made this for my boyfriend and I and we loved it, we are making it again for dinner tonight. So simple SO delicious!
Awesome please try more recipes on my site!
Hello, Chef Rasa! Holy smokes! This is a fabulous recipe! I made it and it turned out beautifully. Not only was it delicious, it was quick and easy to make. It is definitely a restaurant quality main meat.
Hi Eva, thanks so much. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
This was super easy and delicious! Never had a better tasting baked chicken. Will be a staple in my home ! Thank you
Awesome!
Can you use boneless and skinless thighs?
Yes.
I started out looking for a simple recipe for chicken thighs. I had no idea, I was about to strike some gold!! Your page is wonderful. So far I have followed 3 of your recipes.
♡ Chicken thighs with brown sugar, cayenne and garlic
♡ Boiled red baby potatoes with parsley
♡ Brown butter, garlic and honey roasted potatoes.
And this was just one meal! Haha I love love love the recipes, and I adore the short matching videos, to go along with! Tomorrow I will be sauteing my pork chops with tomatoes. Thank you very much. ?
I made this in my toaster oven on convection bake for 1 hour. Wow, it was delicious. Thanks for the most flavorful chicken recipe ever. So yummy.
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Dear Rasa Malysia,
Have you tried this recipe in air fryer ? The temprature remains the same; and baked time will be shortened to ca. 20 minutea , because of the smaller size of the air fryer’s oven and the blower in the air fryer.
I also bake loinribs and steaks etc. In the air fryer saving a lot of bsking time and frying oil.
No I haven’t tried this in air fryer. Thanks for sharing the information!
Yes, I do almost everything in the air fryer. I even BBQ my beef and chicken satay in the air fryer. Spring rolls, samosas, you name it. With or without oil, the air fryer is a much faster and healthier option to cook baked dishes.
Can I substitute maple or applewood bbq rub for the brown sugar? I am all out.
Sure, you can!
Where can i get cayenne pepper n show me the picture ? I only know white n black pepper.
Pls guide me. TQ.
You can get bottled cayenne pepper in a bottle.