50 Quick and Easy Chicken Thigh Recipes to Whip Up on Weeknights
Whether you’re cooking for a crowd or pulling together a weeknight meal for yourself, chicken is always a good idea. But while all eyes are usually on the boneless chicken breast, you’re actually missing out on the most flavorful part of the bird: the thigh. Lucky for you we’ve pulled together 50 quick recipes that prove chicken thighs are where it’s at.
1.
Chicken with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce
Pair with hearty bread to sop up all that sauce.
2.
One-Pan Thai Coconut Yellow Curry Chicken and Rice
Meal prepping just got a lot more interesting.
11.
Lime Chicken with Corn and Poblano Salad
Did we mention you can make it in ten minutes?
13.
Sweet Korean Paleo Chicken Thighs with Cauliflower Rice
This flavorful, healthy dish comes together faster than you can order takeout.
14.
Sheet Pan Southwest Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
When you don’t want to compromise taste for calories.
19.
Chimichurri Chicken Thighs
Herbs, spices and cast-iron. Do you really need anything else?
21.
Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs in Turmeric Greek Yogurt Marinade
Meet your new favorite marinade.
26.
Autumn Braised Chicken Escabèche with Roasted Apples and Grapes
A dish busting with fall flavors.
37.
Chicken Puttanesca
You’re going to want a loaf of bread on hand to soak up all the sauce.
39.
Sautéed Chicken with Olives, Capers and Lemons
All that briny, lemony goodness on one plate.
40.
Indonesian Coconut Chicken and Rice with Green Beans
Mmm, we can smell the spices from here.
42.
Sweet and Sticky Apricot Chicken (with Cauliflower Rice)
This dish takes simple and mouthwatering to a whole new level.
44.
Spinach and Swiss Cheese Studded Chicken Thighs
You can even swap the spinach for kale.
46.
One-Sheet-Pan Balsamic Chicken with Sautéed Broccoli
For the nights when you want to keep cleanup to a minimum.
48.
Garlic Butter Roasted Chicken Thighs with Charred Lemon Salsa Verde and Asparagus
Herb Parmesan garlic butter—need we say more?
