Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Thighs
Garlic Butter Baked Chicken Thighs are the ultimate solution for a flavorful and easy weeknight dinner.
Equipment
- cast iron skillet
- oven
Ingredients
- 5 chicken thighs skin on and bone in
- Salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup butter
- 5 cloves garlic crushed
- Fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400F degrees. Move oven rack to center. Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towel and season all over with salt and black pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet (10-inch) over medium heat. Place the chicken thighs skin-side down and sear until the skin is golden and crispy. It takes about 5 minutes to cook them through at this point. Flip your chicken over once the skin is crispy. If your chicken thighs releases a lot of fat, dispose it using a spoon.
- Place butter in the same skillet. When the butter melts, add minced garlic. Stir the garlic around the pan for 30 seconds.
- Place the whole skillet in the oven and bake for 30 mins for until chicken gets the internal temperature at 165°F. When the chicken is cooked, spoon some of the garlic butter sauce over the top of each chicken thigh. Top with parsley before serving.
Notes
If you do not have an oven-safe skillet, you can transfer the chicken thighs to a baking dish to bake. After you've baked the chicken thighs, let them rest for a few minutes before serving. This allows the juices to redistribute, resulting in tender and moist meat.
Nutrition
Serving: 15Calories: 214kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 15gFat: 18gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 130mgPotassium: 15mg
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