Baked Chicken Thighs (Extra Juicy!)

Baked chicken thighs is one of the best chicken thigh recipes.

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Baked Chicken Thighs (Extra Juicy!)

Baked chicken thighs with crispy skin, brown sugar, garlic and cayenne pepper. This is one of the best chicken thigh recipes that takes 10 mins prep time!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Chicken

Cuisine: American Recipes

Keyword: Baked Chicken Thighs

Servings: Servings

Author: Bee Yinn Low

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 the oven to 425°F (218°C). Score a few slits in the bottom part of the chicken thighs. Rub the garlic onto both the bottom and skin of the chicken, ensuring the garlic gets inside the slits to flavor the meat. Add brown sugar, salt, and cayenne pepper, and stir to mix well.
Bake in the oven for 35 minutes, or until the skin is crispy and browned. Remove from heat, garnish with chopped parsley, and serve immediately.

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Notes

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.

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