14 Easy Chicken Thigh Recipes for Great Family Dinners

Chicken thighs recipes – Did you know chicken thighs are cheaper, tastier, and much easier to cook than chicken breasts? They’re extremely versatile and are delicious in curries, stews, and sheet pan dinners. Scroll down and find creative new ways to cook chicken thighs. Enjoy!

Chicken Thigh Recipes: 14 Easy Chicken Thigh Recipes for Family Dinners

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Buttery Garlic Herb Chicken and Lemon Parmesan Cauliflower Rice

Cooking time: 20 min

The best low-carb and gluten-free dish for dinner - Ready in 25 minutes.
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Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

Cooking time: 20 min

This skillet chicken thighs recipe with green beans is a snap to fix and is so addicting!
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Garlic Butter Chicken with Spinach and Bacon

Cooking time: 25 min

This garlic butter chicken recipe with spinach and bacon is rich, creamy, and hearty - everyone will love it!
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Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

Cooking time: 240 min

This Crockpot chicken recipe is easy and delicious, with outstanding flavors!
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CrockPot Tuscan Garlic Chicken With Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Cooking time: 180 min

This crockpot Tuscan chicken cooked in the slow cooker is packed with flavors and so easy to prep!
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Baked Teriyaki Chicken

Cooking time: 40 min

An easy chicken dinner baked in the oven with a sticky homemade teriyaki sauce.
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Best Oven Baked Chicken with Asparagus

Cooking time: 25 min

An incredibly easy sheet pan chicken recipe, low carb and Keto approved!
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Buttery Garlic Herb Chicken With Asparagus

Cooking time: 20 min

Easy and nourishing - Cooked in one skillet for easy prep and cleanup.
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Baked Chicken Gnocchi with Garlic Asiago Cream Sauce

Cooking time: 25 min

Be prepared for an easy weeknight comfort meal!
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Baked Garlic Chicken and Potatoes

Cooking time: 40 min

Incredibly delicious, juicy, tender and fool-proof.
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One Pan Chicken and Potatoes with Garlic Parmesan Spinach Cream Sauce

Cooking time: 25 min

An entire meal in a single skillet!
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One-Pot Chicken Fajita With Orzo Pasta

Cooking time: 30 min

This chicken fajita orzo pasta is a nourishing one-pot dish that screams comfort food!
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Crockpot Salsa Verde Chicken

Cooking time: 240 min

This crockpot salsa verde chicken is so easy to make and full of amazing flavors!
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Sheet-Pan Honey Chili Chicken with Veggies

Cooking time: 30 min

Nourishing, nutritious and crazy delicious!
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Tips on how to cook chicken thighs

• Allow chicken thighs to sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes. If the meat is too cold, it will render lot of moisture and cook unevenly, resulting in dry chicken thighs.

• How to make chicken thighs with crispy skin: Preheat your oven to 400ºF (200ºC). Season the chicken all over with salt and paprika (you can use other spice as well). Rub the salt and spices into the skin with your hands. Preheat your favorite cast iron pan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes with 2 tablespoons of oil. Once the skillet is hot, add the chicken thighs skin side down and allow them to cook for 8 minutes, without touching anything. You might want to use a splatter-guard. Do not move the chicken around, just let the chicken thighs get nice and crusty. Move the cast iron skillet to the oven and let the chicken thighs them continue to cook skin side down for 9 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook another 3 minutes. Remove chicken from the oven, transfer to a clean plate and let rest for 5 minutes before cutting or serving.

• If you cook chicken thighs in the Instant Pot or slow cooker, you might want to remove the skin as it contain fat. These methods of cooking preserve the fat content that drips to the sauce, resulting in a greasy dish, contrary to searing in the pan or baking, where we can easily discard the fat content pf the chicken thighs.

• How long to keep cooked chicken thighs: You can store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.