How Long to Cook Chicken at 400
This is how long to cook chicken at 400 degrees F to moist and tender with crispy skin on the outside is here. Breasts, legs, thighs or wings
Servings: 4
Equipment
- 1 baking dish
Ingredients
- 2-4 pcs. chicken thawed
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp thyme
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Rinse chicken and pat dry to remove excess moisture on skin. Mix spices, herbs and salt in a dish. Brush chicken with olive oil on all sides, then sprinkle it with spices and salt.
- Transfer the chicken to a baking dish sprayed with non stick spray, cover top with foil and place in the oven to bake for designated time listed.
- Boneless skinless chicken breasts should be cooked for approximately = 20 - 25 minutes. For bone-chicken breasts you may need an extra = 5 -10 minutes. Other bone-in pieces like chicken legs or thighs may take closer to = 30 - 35 minutes. Larger chicken quarters = 35 - 40 minutes. Baked chicken wings will take about = 35 - 40 minutes depending on how brown you want the skin to be
- Flip pieces to the other side half way thru the cook time and remove foil. If you want to add sauce brush some on during the last 10 minutes uncovered.
- Check at the end to see if at thickest part it has reached a safe internal temp of 165 degrees F.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 64kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.3g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 291mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 13IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg