Crispy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs
Crispy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs is a must try dinner recipe for sure, so easy and budget friendly (aka-cheap) too!
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVE crispy chicken skin.
This recipe has an easy trick for getting the crispiest chicken skin when baking it, it takes only 5 minutes to prepare, and it’s only 4 ingredients.
Have I sold you yet?!
How to Make Crispy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs!
It starts with 3 pounds of chicken thighs.
I trimmed some of the skin around the bottom and sides using kitchen scissors on some of them.
Secret tip alert, see below for extra crispy skin on these.
Mix together your favorite BBQ seasoning, season salt, and some baking powder.
The baking powder is what makes the skin super crispy, but doesn’t add flavor.
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and rub both sides with the BBQ baking powder mixture.
Place them on a wire rack over a lined baking sheet.
It’s ok if you don’t have a wire baking rack.
It does help the air to circulate around the chicken, but on a lined baking sheet would be just fine.
The next part of the crispy skin trick is starting this in a 475 degree oven for 15 minutes.
Then lower the heat to 425 for an additional 30 minutes.
Crispy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs really could be a scent for a candle or air freshener because it smells AHHHH-MAAAZING as it cooks đŸ™‚
Checking the temp with an instant read thermometer is recommended.
Maybe the most difficult part of this meal is how much will power it takes for the chicken to cool down enough to dig into.
It’s a rainy Wednesday, and a full moon in my second grade classroom (if you are a teacher or nurse you KNOW what craziness it brings).
I’m proud enough of myself just for having the energy to cook at all.
So I didn’t feel one bit bad about serving this with box mac and cheese đŸ˜‰
Super simple, easy, and delicious!
You could serve this with some BBQ sauce on the side for dipping as well.
Although I thought it was amazing just like this đŸ™‚
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Crispy Baked BBQ Chicken Thighs
Follow this secret trick to getting the crispiest chicken skin
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken thighs (5-7 thighs)
- 2 Tbsps BBQ seasoning (I used McCormick)
- 1 1/2 tsps season salt (I used Lawry’s)
- 1 1/2 tsps baking powder
- Optional: BBQ sauce for dipping
Instructions
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Pat both sides of the chicken thighs dry with paper towels.
Note: If you prefer less skin, trim the excess skin on the bottom of each thigh using kitchen scissors leaving just the skin on the top.
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Combine the BBQ seasoning, season salt, and baking powder. Rub on both sides of the chicken thighs.
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Place the chicken skin side up on a wire rack over a lined baking sheet. Put in a 475 degree oven for 15 minutes. Reduce the oven temp to 425 and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
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Serve with BBQ sauce for dipping if desired.
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