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My husband and I found a huge package of chicken thighs on sale at Cub. Like 9-10 thighs huge. Yes, they are conventional and far from ideal from food quality, but they were a great option for our budget. So we bought it. Because affordable meat!
No matter what your rules are for food sourcing, chicken thighs are a great budget-friendly options. When you purchase bone-in, skin-on, thighs are much cheaper than the coveted boneless, skinless breasts. However, I found it really hard to find a recipe to cook them!
Me wading through the internet: Nightshades, gluten, eggs, boneless chicken thighs? WTF? That’s too much work. Wow that looks awesome, but we don’t have any of those ingredients. It definitely took longer than that last time. My goodness, I just want easy AIP chicken thighs! I just need to be able to cook them!
We had already had an uncooked chicken disaster when we tried to use whole thighs in a soup recipe that called for cut up chunks of chicken. I’m not doing that again.
*sigh* Fine. I’ll figure it out on my own. And thus an easy, AIP chicken thighs recipe is born! No muss, no fuss, just fully-cooked chicken goodness.
Easy AIP Chicken Thighs
Easy AIP Chicken Thighs ready to go in the oven – looks simple, eh?
A simple chicken thigh recipe for the whole family
Ingredients
- 4 Fully thawed, bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Salt
- Herbs - see notes
- Coconut oil, bacon fat, lard, or other good fat, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Lay the chicken thighs in the dish, meaty side up. It is okay if they are touching, but do not crowd them too much.
- Sprinkle the salt and herbs over the thighs. Don't worry about exact measurements. Just coat the chicken evenly. If you like heavy seasoning, put a lot on! If you aren't sure, start small and you can add more when it's done.
- Grease the bottom of your pan with the melted fat. Place the chicken in the pan.
- Bake chicken until skin in crispy, juices run clear, and a meat thermometer reads 165 F, about an hour.
- Serve with whatever sides and veggies you want! I enjoyed mine with homemade sauerkraut and broccoli.
Notes
Herbs and spices - These can be whatever you want! Experiment with different herbs and spices to find what you love. A simple blend that we used for this recipe: 1 part onion powder, 1 part garlic powder, 2 parts Italian seasoning, and then a bit a turmeric because, hey, it's anti-inflammatory and doesn't have a strong taste in small amounts. Save any leftover for future meals.
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This is exactly the type of recipe I like! Plenty of room for experimentation…
Glad you think so! It’s my favorite, too.
This looks delicious and so easy. Thanks!
I love simple recipes like this! Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe. I’m always looking for good ideas on how to cook chicken.
I ama chicken thigh lover and this recipe looks delicious!
this is super easy!
Easy and yummy. My favorite!
Simple and delicious. That’s a winner.
Glad you think so!
Sounds delicious – I know AIP can be rough without being able to use all those yummy peppery spices but the herbs you mentioned work just as well!
It is, but I have been nightshade free for over a year now, so I’m used to it. Finding a recipe that doesn’t rely on them is the trick!
I love easy recipes! Thanks for sharing it at the AIP Recipe Roundtable, Chloe.
I know the size of the thighs and the type of oven will vary for every person, but for a ballpark, how long did it take for them to cook for you?
It took an hour for me. I’ll add that in.
What does AIP stand for?
Autoimmune Paleo. It is a very strict elimination diet designed to help people with autoimmune and other conditions – no grains, legumes, dairy, nuts, nightshades, eggs. It means that this recipe is extremely allergy friendly.
Thank you!
the recipe has an ingredient you didn’t use – coconut oil, fat, melted……where does that go?
Oops! Thanks for letting me know! Add that into the pan before the chicken in order to grease the pan.
I had tahe same question about what to do with the fat. The recipe above still leaves that part out. Looks delicious-baking it tonight! Thanks.