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    Home » Blog » Main Courses » Chicken

    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Published: Mar 17, 2017 · Modified: Jul 4, 2020 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. 6 Comments

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    Garlic Chicken Thighs are easy to make and taste great. We love garlic and these baked bone-in, skin on, chicken thighs include a hint of garlic and more! 

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    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Baked Garlic Chicken Thighs 

    Depending on your tastes or what is available you can add tarragon, sage, basil, Italian spices or any other spice or seasoning you can think of. Regardless of what you decide to do these thighs will not disappoint!

    If you are a follower of the blog you know that chicken thighs are our favorite type of chicken.  We love chicken thighs because they are so full of flavor.  The chicken also take on flavor so well.  

    One of the most important reason we love chicken thighs is the price.  You get so much bang for your buck!  Chicken thighs are often on sale, and they freeze well.

    This is a basic recipe that you can adapt for your family.  It calls for just the right amount of garlic.  The garlic adds just enough delicious flavor, but doesn’t over power the dish.

    What makes this chicken special is the way you prepare the chicken for baking.  You begin by mixing the garlic with butter.  Then you create a pocket under the skin.  Next, you spread that flavored butter in the pocket you created.  

    As it bakes, that butter melts and all of the delicious flavor seeps into the meat.  The bone helps keep the chicken moist and oh so tasty!

    The butter mixture is where you can customize this recipe.  You can add any spice you want to the butter.  Some suggestions are; tarragon, sage, basil, or Italian seasonings.  

    The possibilities are truly endless! If I have fresh herbs I use those.  If you don’t have fresh available the dried variety gives the dish great flavor too!

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    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Ingredients in Garlic Chicken Thighs

    • chicken thighs
    • garlic
    • butter
    • salt
    • pepper

    Options

    • tarragon
    • sage
    • basil
    • Italian seasoning

    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    How to make Baked Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Preheat oven to bake at 425°F.

    Rinse chicken thighs under cold water and place in a broiler pan. Pat thighs dry with a paper towel.

    Gently separate skin from thigh, without removing it completely from the corners. Try to create a kind of sealed pocket.

    In a small bowl, combine the butter and ½ teaspoon salt. Add garlic and any other herbs or other flavorings to the butter that you would like. Combine.

    Place butter mixture under the skin, on top of the thigh meat. Using your finger or the back of a spoon, carefully spread the butter evenly under the skin of each thigh by rubbing on top of the skin. Next, rub the skin of each thigh with olive oil.

    Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the thigh.

    Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until juices run clear.

    Garlic Chicken Thighs

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    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Garlic Chicken Thighs

    Garlic Chicken Thighs are easy to make and taste great. We love garlic and these baked bone-in, skin on, chicken thighs include a hint of garlic and more!
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American

    Equipment

    • rimmed baking sheet
    • rack

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 bone-in, skin on, chicken thighs
    • 2 tblsp garlic, minced
    • 8 tblsp butter, unsalted, room temperature
    • ¼ teaspoon salt -
    • pepper -
    • Options, any 1
    • 1 tblsp tarragon, crushed
    • 1 tblsp sage
    • 1 tblsp basil
    • 1 tblsp Italian seasoning -

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to bake at 425°F.
    • Rinse chicken thighs under cold water and place in a broiler pan. Pat thighs dry with a paper towel.
    • Gently separate skin from thigh, without removing it completely from the corners. Try to create a kind of sealed pocket.
    • In a small bowl, combine the butter and ½ teaspoon salt. Add garlic and any other herbs or other flavorings to the butter that you would like. Combine.
    • Place butter mixture under the skin, on top of the thigh meat. Using your finger or the back of a spoon, carefully spread the butter evenly under the skin of each thigh by rubbing on top of the skin. Next, rub the skin of each thigh with olive oil.
    • Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the thigh.
    • Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until juices run clear.

    Notes

    Keyword chicken, chicken thighs, dinner idea, easy chicken, easy dinner, easy recipe
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    Garlic Chicken Thighs

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    1. Angela Little

      October 29, 2020 at 7:42 pm

      5 stars
      I tried this today and I love it, added a few more herbs but it is on hit.

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken

        October 30, 2020 at 6:23 pm

        I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to let me know. You made my day. I’ve been making this easy recipe for so long! Glad I’m not the only one who enjoys it! I’m even curious what you added to it. I’m always grateful for suggestions too! All the best. Karin

    2. Anonymous

      March 10, 2019 at 4:18 pm

      I’m making this this evening! I hope it comes out as good as yours!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken

        March 19, 2019 at 12:45 pm

        First I have to apologize for the delay in my response. It was unavoidable. So how did it turn out? I am a huge garlic fan and love these thighs. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I do! Take care and all the best. Karin

    3. Victoria

      January 19, 2019 at 3:38 pm

      5 stars
      I love this recipe! I recently went through the spice cabinet and wanted to use up some sage, this is the perfect way to!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken

        January 20, 2019 at 4:27 pm

        Well I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do! Periodically I clean out my cupboards and do the exact same thing too! Thank you for taking the time to let me know! All the best to you. Karin

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