- Hey, guys!
In today's video,
I'm going to show you
how to make some very simple,
garlic baked chicken thighs.
Now, here I have some skin on and bone-in chicken thighs
that I'm simply going to season
with a very simple seasoning,
garlic, olive oil, and herb.
We're going to place them in a baking dish,
bake them in the oven,
and you have an awesome protein
that is delicious and juicy.
Check it out.
To make sure that your seasoning sticks,
you want to make sure
that you take some paper towels
and pat dry your chicken thighs.
You're going to do this on both sides of your chicken,
because this way,
anything that you put on will really coat
and get into your chicken meat.
Once the chicken breasts are dry,
I also like to generously salt them
on both sides of the chicken.
The salt is going to lock in your juices.
So, I simply start with the bottom of my chicken
and pepper them.
Now, it's really important,
if you have chicken hands
to then wipe down your salt and pepper shaker afterwards,
so you don't leave like chicken juices on there.
And then, of course, on the top.
Again, same process all over the chicken skin.
Now, what I'm showing you today,
you could also use boneless, skinless thighs.
I'm going to make sure to leave,
right below this video,
the recipe and a link to the post,
so you can see the baking time
will change a little bit.
And let's not forget about our pepper over the top.
So, now that these have been generously seasoned
with salt and pepper,
I'm going to place them in my baking dish.
So, again, if you're using your hands for this,
make sure to wash them
right before you finish the process
and go on with everything else for dinner.
So, there they are.
Now, in this small dish,
I have about four to six...
We need some more garlic.
There's never enough garlic.
Hold.
Now, can you have too much garlic?
No such thing,
no such thing.
You can save time and get pre-chopped garlic like I do.
Let's get back to it.
Now I have four garlic cloves in here.
I like to do one large garlic clove per chicken thigh.
That's sort of about a good estimate.
And then I also have some Italian seasoning in here,
if you have a fresh herbs, use that.
We want to add olive oil.
Now, you could, of course,
put everything over the chicken one at a time.
But I like to mix this
before I put it on the chicken
so I can create this delicious, spreadable seasoning.
So, now that we have this awesome, seasoned paste,
we're going to simply spoon it
right over the top of our chicken.
Now, why don't I put any on the bottom?
The reason is, because this is going to go down
as it bakes
and the skin makes it have a bit more fat on there.
So, I'm not worried about the chicken sticking
to the bottom of my dish.
And then you want to use up every last bit of this.
And I got really happy in the first ones,
but you want to evenly distribute your mixture.
Check this chicken out before it goes in the oven.
Now, my oven is preheating at 400 degrees Fahrenheit,
and they're going to bake for about 40 or so minutes,
but you can also bake the chicken thighs about 350,
it's just going to take a little bit more time.
Make sure to check the description box
for the times and temperatures.
I have you covered there.
Guys, check these out.
The garlic and herb topping is toasting on the top.
This skin is golden
and it's cooked to perfection.
Let's slice these guys open
so you can check them out.
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