Oven Baked Bone In Chicken Thighs Recipe (2024)

This oven baked bone in chicken thighs recipe is simple and quick. Seasoned, and cooked to perfection, the easy baked chicken thighs are bursting with flavors, have crispy skin, are juicy, and tender inside. Learn how to bake bone in chicken thighs in easy steps.

Serve with roasted carrots, potatoes, rice, vegetables, or any side dish of your choice.

Oven Baked Bone In Chicken Thighs Recipe

This oven baked bone in chicken thighs recipe is so good you won't want to bake chicken thighs any other way.

The inside is tender and juicy, and the skin is crispy. The chicken thighs are packed full of flavor and are delicious. It smells good and tastes amazing.

The chicken thighs are seasoned with herbs and spices that go well with it. The ingredients are clean with no artificial preservatives, sugar, or coloring.

These baked chicken thighs bone in are so tasty that you will think it's made with exotic ingredients but guess what? It's made with just a few simple ingredients that are available in most kitchen cupboards. What more? these are cheap inexpensive ingredients.

Bone in chicken thighs is easily accessible in stores and versatile. We like serving it with vegetables and potatoes or rice.

Chicken thighs are dark meat that is full of flavor. It is high in protein, low carb, and nutritious.

With this oven baked chicken thighs recipe, you will learn how long to bake bone-in chicken thighs, how to cook it perfectly, how long to bake, and get answers to some frequently asked questions.

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Seasoning For Baked Chicken Thighs

Seasoning chicken thighs is simple and quick. For this baked chicken thighs bone in, I used simple dry spices and herbs including paprika, garlic powder, onion granules, parsley, thyme, black pepper, and olive oil to make the seasoning paste then rubbed it on the chicken.

This seasoning is simple but it makes the chicken tastes amazing. There are many other seasonings that can be used on chicken thighs including fried chicken seasoning, Peri Peri seasoning, Fajita seasoning, and Italian seasoning. I have used all the above listed on different occasions and they taste great and have their own unique flavor.

Ingredients

The detailed ingredient list, measurements, and directions are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Bone in chicken thighs- Skin on or skinless.

Paprika

Parsley

Rosemary

Garlic

Onion granules

Salt

Pepper

Olive oil

How To Bake Bone in Chicken Thighs

Preheat the oven to a temperature of 400F/200C.

In a small bowl, mix the paprika, onion granules, garlic powder, parsley, thyme, salt, black pepper, and olive oil.

Clean the chicken thighs and pat them dry with paper towels.

Rub the seasoning mix all over the chicken thighs covering all sides.

Arrange the seasoned chicken thighs skin side up on a baking tray.

Put the baking tray in the preheated oven and bake bone-in chicken thighs at a temperature of 400F/200C for 45 minutes.

When it's cooked tender inside with crispy skin, bring the baking tray out of the oven.

Let the chicken thighs rest for 5 minutes.

Serve and enjoy.

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs Bone In Frozen

Yes, you can cook it from frozen without thawing. It's the same steps as the directions above however, if cooking it from frozen, add an extra 50 percent of the cooking time.

Add paprika, garlic powder, parsley, onion granules, black pepper, salt, and olive oil in a small bowl. mix till combined.

Brush the seasoning mix all over the chicken thighs covering all the sides.

Arrange chicken thighs on a baking tray

Bake in the oven at 400F for 60 minutes.

How Long To Bake Bone in Chicken Thighs

The size of the chicken thighs, if they are skinless bone in chicken thighs or skin on, frozen or fresh, the temperature of the oven, and where the baking tray is placed in the oven determines the cooking time. Below is a cooking time chart to guide you:

How long to bake bone-in chicken thighs is between 45-60 minutes

How long to bake bone in chicken thighs at 400F is 45 minutes.

For how long to bake bone in chicken thighs at 350F is 55 minutes.

How long to bake chicken thighs bone-in skinless is 45 minutes.

How long to bake frozen bone-in chicken thighs is between 60-70 minutes.

Check the chicken after 40 minutes if they're small sizes. If they're really large pieces, it could take up to 50 minutes to thoroughly cook them.

Check for doneness by inserting an instant meat thermometer into the thickest part of a chicken thigh to check the internal temperature. The internal temperature should be at least 165F/75C before it's safe to eat. Visual cue that it is done is when you cut into it, the inside will be white with no blood in it.

What To Serve With

Chicken thighs are so versatile and can be served with side dishes including the below suggested:

Potatoes- Baked sliced potatoes, Fried potatoes, Air fryer potato wedges, air fryer red potatoes

Vegetables- Boiled asparagus, pan fried vegetables, air fryer Vegetables, roasted carrots, pan fried carrots.

Rice- Yellow rice, jollof rice, curry rice, spicy rice

Pasta- creamy tomato pasta, spaghetti

Sauces- Peri Peri sauce, garlic butter sauce,

How To Store

Let baked chicken thighs cool completely then put them in a freezer bag or an airtight container, label the container then store it in the fridge or freezer depending on how long you intend to store the chicken.

If you will consume it within a short period of time, store it in the fridge where it will last for up to 3 days.

To store it for a long period of time it's best to store it in the freezer where it will keep well for up to 6 months.

Baked chicken thighs can easily be reheated in the oven, microwave, or air fryer.

To Reheat it in the oven-Take it out of the Ziploc or container, line a baking tray with baking paper/parchment paper and arrange the chicken on the baking paper lined tray, put it in the oven, and reheat at a temperature of180C for 6 minutes or till heated through.

To Reheat it in the microwave - place chicken on a microwave-safe plate, cover, and microwave at high settings at 30 seconds intervals till heated through.

Air fryer- Arrange it in the air fryer basket and air fry at 350F for 5 minutes or till heated through.

Tips For Baking Chicken Thighs

• Pat chicken thighs dry before seasoning.
• You can easily take off the skin if you prefer skinless bone in chicken thighs.
• Don't overcrowd the baking pan. Leave enough space in between the chicken.
• Check that the internal temperature of chicken is at least 165F before taking it out and serving.
• Rest chicken for 5 minutes before cutting into it. This is so the juice has time to redistribute inside.

FAQS

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