This crispy bone in skin on roasted chicken thigh recipe is cooked in the oven at 450F for 45 minutes. Baked bone-in chicken thighs are a standard dinner in our house because they are so easy, tender, versatile, and delicious.
Look no further for your favorite easy baked bone-in skin on chicken thigh recipe - this is it!
Roast or bake bone in skin on chicken thighs on a sheet pan with salt and pepper - that's it! Even kids love it.
Roasted Bone In Chicken Thighs are Versatile
Baked bone in skin on chicken thighs are super versatile. Add favorite seasonings mixes, spices, or herbs.
The basic cooking time for bone in, skin on chicken thighs stays the same even if you add any additional ingredients - 45 minutes at 450F.
Try adding these different ingredients to change it up once you've mastered this simple bone in chicken thigh recipe.
- Make it spicy with a bit of cayenne pepper and/or don't forget the hot sauce!
- Spices such as ground chili powder, paprika, curry, coriander, or cumin...
- Dried or fresh herbs like oregano, thyme, parsley, rosemary, or parsley.
- Squeeze of fresh lemon or lime juice
How long does it take for bone in chicken thighs to cook?
Bone in skin on chicken thighs take ~45 minutes to bake in the oven at 450F, but prep time is a short 5 minutes.
Line a sheet pan with aluminum for easy clean up. Place chicken thighs skin side up and add salt and pepper. The result is classic finger lickin' good crispy chicken thighs.
Roasted bone in chicken comes out crispy and golden brown on the outside and tender on the inside. Modify your oven time, give or take 5-10 minutes, if it's cooking too fast or not browning after 45 minutes.
Serve this simple and easy old fashioned bone in chicken thigh recipe with a simple salad. BOOM. Dinner is done.
Oven Baked Bone In Chicken Thigh Tips
Wanna up your game? Elevate the bone in chicken thighs on a wire rack over the pan and bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Take chicken thighs out of the oven and remove the wire rack and add favorite vegetables to the pan. Stir veggies in the chicken fat and juices and add a little salt and pepper and/or your favorite spices.
Place the wire rack with the chicken thighs back on the pan above the veggies.
Keep onions with onions, carrots with carrots, potatoes with potatoes, etc.. on the sheet pan because some veggies will cook faster than others. For example, onions cook faster than carrots and will need to be removed when done.
You may need to take the chicken thighs out of the oven one or two times and stir/rotate/ or remove the veggies as they are done.
In general:
- Brussels Sprouts halves take ~ 10-15 minutes to cook under the chicken.
- Potato chunks take ~ 20-30 minutes to cook depending on size.
- Carrots chunks take ~ 20 minutes to cook under the chicken.
- Onions medium slices take ~ 10-15 minutes to cook under the chicken.
Things In My Kitchen:
- 13 x 18 "jellroll" sheet pan - I bake everything on these.
- 12 x 17 wire rack - this will elevate the chicken or other ingredients off the pan so it has more air circulation around the chicken, making it a bit crunchier.
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Crispy Bone In Skin On Chicken Thighs
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This crispy oven roasted bone in skin on chicken thigh recipe is a standard in our house because it is so easy, tender, and delicious. Bake bone in chicken thighs at 450F for around 45 minutes or until crispy.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs ( ~ 2 lb) , bone in, skin on
- salt
- pinch black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Take off any excess skin hanging off the thigh, if needed.
- Liberally salt the chicken and add a bit of black pepper. The salt will dehydrate the skin and make it crispy. You want to see the salt on the skin.
- Roast for ~ 45 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken temperature reaches 165F.
- Rest 5-10 minutes. Add hot sauce to taste. Happy, crispy eating!
Notes
- Wanna up your game? Elevate the chicken thighs on a wire rack over the pan and place some lightly oiled and salted root vegetables on the baking sheet. Keep onions w/ onions, carrots w/ carrots, potatoes w/ potatoes, etc because some veggies will cook faster (i.e. onions). You'll need to take the chicken out of the oven one or two times and stir/rotate/ or take out the veggies if they are done.
- Add favorite spices, spice mixes, or herbs before baking in the oven if you want a different flavor. This is a basic and classic recipe that can be modified and played with.
Serving Suggestion
Serve Easy Roasted Bone In Chicken Thighs with these delicious side dishes. In the summer, my go-tos are the cole slaw and the potato and egg salad, whereas in the winter I'd serve this with mashed potatoes or a mushroom gravy for a little extra richness:
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This recipe is in my regular rotation because it is delicious, easy and everyone loves it, from the three-year-old to her sometimes picky dad. I sometimes vary the spices and it's always good.