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Oven Baked Chicken Thighs

The best oven baked chicken thighs I’ve ever made. So easy to do and such a simple Keto sheet pan chicken thighs recipe that even my kids liked! Want to add a sauce? Give our baked teriyaki chicken thighs a whirl too.

oven baked chicken thighs

In the past I veered away from making oven baked chicken thighs. I just didn’t know what to do with this cut of meat. A few months ago I just couldn’t resist because they were on sale and just too cheap to pass up. With a few veggies, olive oil and some spices they had to be good right?? (originally published 3/17, affiliate links present)

With very little prep these garlic butter chicken thighs baked in the oven were SO easy to make. I paired them with best stuffing recipe and it made for a great dinner!

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs Recipe

Here’s the recipe we made then, and now make quite frequently because it’s so good, healthy, and SO inexpensive too! This was so good!

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The package of 6 chicken thighs was less than five dollars and fed all of us with that side of stuffing I talked about. For this one with the cook time we are referring to those that are defrosted or fresh. If you are baking frozen chicken thighs you would need to refer to this other post.

  • Super cheap meal! I cut mushrooms I had into fourths, cut these mini pearl onions in half, mixed all of it with olive oil and spices in a bowl and threw it on a sheet pan to bake in the oven.

I just use my hands to mix all the contents in the bowl and massage the oil and spices into your chicken thighs before baking. It is easier to make sure all the veggies and chicken get nice and coated if you use your hands instead of a spoon I think.

If you don’t have parchment paper you don’t have to use it but it makes for an easier cleanup and ensures your food doesn’t stick to the pan.

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How Long to Cook Chicken Thighs in Oven

It’s seriously an easy sheet pan chicken thigh recipe that you can throw together easily, is healthy, and is really flavorful with just a few veggies and spices that I am sure you have in your spice cupboard too!

If you love this easy chicken recipe you can try it in your Crockpot too. Follow this slow cooker chicken thighs and potatoes post here for that.

  • Put chicken thighs, Lawrys seasoned salt, garlic powder, onions and mushrooms into a bowl and mix (use your hands to massage oil and spices into chicken). Put parchment paper on cookie sheet. 
  • Pour chicken and contents on cookie sheet and spread out flat to cook evenly. Sprinkle oregano, basil, sprigs of thyme and a squeeze of half a lemon over the top of the veggies and chicken (use more spices if desired). 
  • Put in oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until top of skins get lightly browned (or as brown as you’d like them).
  • You can get these extra crispy switched to broiler setting for a few minutes or throw them into your air fryer at 400 for 3-4 minutes.

If you have this nifty appliance it will do all the work for you to make the outside crunchy! Even without breading, crispy chicken skin is the bomb.

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Baked Chicken Thighs Recipe

Air fryer chicken thighs are favorite way to crisp them up, or make them inside from the beginning since we got this device. Air fryer leg quarters are pretty amazing too.

Make our easy air fryer garlic bread or pull apart bread recipe as an easy side dish and dinner is ready!!

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Oven Baked Chicken Thighs

The best oven baked chicken thighs I’ve ever made. So easy to do and such a simple sheet pan chicken recipe that even my kids liked!
Course Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword baked, chicken, thighs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 495kcal
Author The Typical Mom

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Instructions

  • Put chicken thighs, olive oil, Lawrys, garlic powder, onions and mushrooms into a bowl and mix (use your hands to massage oil and spices into chicken). Put parchment paper on cookie sheet. 
  • Pour chicken and contents of bowl on cookie sheet and spread out flat to cook evenly. Sprinkle oregano, basil, sprigs of thyme and a squeeze of half a lemon over the top of the veggies and chicken (use more spices if desired). 
  • Put in oven at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until top of skins get lightly browned (or as brown as you’d like them). Done!
  • Can get extra crispy switched to broiler setting for a few minutes or throw them into your air fryer at 400 for 3-4 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts
Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
Amount Per Serving (4 oz)
Calories 495 Calories from Fat 369
% Daily Value*
Fat 41g63%
Saturated Fat 9g56%
Cholesterol 166mg55%
Sodium 131mg6%
Potassium 365mg10%
Carbohydrates 1g0%
Protein 27g54%
Vitamin A 205IU4%
Vitamin C 2.4mg3%
Calcium 28mg3%
Iron 1.7mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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