How long do you bake chicken thighs?

We like to bake these thighs until the skin is nice and crispy and the meat is tender and almost falling off the bone. This takes about 50 minutes to an hour.

What is the best temperature to bake chicken thighs?

To make the skin crispy, bake them in a hot oven. If you have a convection setting on your oven set it to 425 convection. Or for a still oven set it to 450 degrees.

How do you know when baked chicken is done?

The skin will be nice and crispy, the chicken will no longer be pink in the center when tested with a knife and an instant-read digital thermometer will register at least 165 close to the bone.

The Best Crispy Skin Chicken

Name: Crispy Baked Chicken Thigh Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, about 4 pounds; 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 2 teaspoons purchased herb and spice blend, see note*

Description

The Best Crispy Skin Chicken! These crispy baked chicken thighs are so easy to make! Simply bake them with salt, pepper and spice in a hot oven for an hour! It is so easy and kid friendly.

Ingredients

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8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs, about 4 pounds
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons purchased herb and spice blend, see note*

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Instructions

Arrange oven rack in center of the oven. Preheat oven to 425 degrees convection. Lightly coat a heavy large roasting pan with cooking spray or brush with oil.
Lay chicken thighs in roasting pan. Sprinkle with about half of the salt and pepper. Sprinkle with half of the dry spices. Flip over, and sprinkle the other side with the remaining salt, pepper and spices. Turn chicken skin side up and transfer to the oven.
Bake until the chicken is cooked through and the skin is very crispy, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Serve hot.

Notes

Leftovers:

Leftovers can be kept up to two days in the refrigerator. Keep in an airtight container. Remove the skin, pull the meat off the bone and use the chicken in another recipe.

Reheating:

The skin doesn’t stay crispy once the chicken is refrigerated. To reheat, microwave on 50% power for 2 minutes (per thigh) and then remove the skin. Make sure they are heated through before serving.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Category: Entree
Method: Oven
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 thigh
Calories: 190
Sugar: 0
Fat: 14 g
Saturated Fat: 4 g
Carbohydrates: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 17 g