Description
You’re going to love these crispy baked chicken thighs! Not only are they simple to prep and impossible to mess up, they are juicy, delicious, and economical. With a simple seasoning and a hot oven, you’ll have a dinner everyone will love on the table with only 10 minutes of hands-on time.
Ingredients
3 lbs bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 6-8)
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil for easy clean up. Then place a baking rack on top on the lined baking sheet.* Spray the baking rack with avocado oil.
Remove the chicken thighs from the package and place them on the rack on the lined baking sheet, with a little space between each of them. Pat dry with a paper towel.
In a small bowl mix together the olive oil, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper, and paprika. Loosen the skin from each thigh and rub the seasoning directly on the chicken meat under the skin.
Place the skin back on top of the meat then rub the seasoning on the skin as well.
Place the baking sheet in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 45 minutes.*
Turn the broiler on high for a minute or two at the end if you desire the skin to be even crispier.
Notes
*Using the baking rack (I recommend this one) allows the chicken to get crispy on all sides. However, if you don’t have one, you can still use this recipe with delicious results.
*Chicken should register at 165 degrees before consumingbut for the darker meat of chicken thighs, you want to shoot for closer to 175/180 degrees. My favorite meat thermometer.