Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs. This recipe for Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs is great recipe that is quick and easy to make and packed full of delicious garlic and parmesan flavors. Serve these Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs with pan seared asparagus and quinoa, or along side an Orzo Salad! Basically, it's a mom's dream dinner … with a dream chicken!
Cheesy mashed potatoes; Creamy polenta; Easy spicy garlic roasted broccoli; Chicken thigh recipes Place the chicken thighs on a plate, skin-side up, and sprinkle evenly with the Parmesan, garlic, salt, Italian seasoning, pepper, and pepper flakes, if using. The Spruce / Diana Rattray Place the seasoned chicken thighs in the air fryer basket, skin-side up, and drizzle with the olive oil or spray with olive oil spray. Using grated Parmesan will allow the cheese to mix more easily with the sauce. You can cook Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs
- You need of boneless chicken thighs.
- You need of all purpose flour.
- Prepare of seasoned salt.
- Prepare of cayenne pepper.
- Prepare of black pepper.
- It's of butter.
- You need of garlic powder.
- It's of parmesan cheese.
- Prepare of Parsley for garnish (if desired).
- It's of Oil for frying.
Add the chicken thighs back to the skillet with the sauce. Spoon the sauce over top of the chicken thighs, and serve topped with fresh Parmesan or herbs. Holy smokes, these are insanely delicious. I'm not entirely sure what took me so long to jump on the chicken thighs train; I've always been a boneless, skinless chicken breast kind of gal and have many a recipe to prove it (like my keto chicken roulade or shredded chicken chili ).
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees..
- Stir together all purpose flour, seasoned salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper..
- Dredge thighs in flour..
- Heat oil in either a deep fryer or a large pan. Deep fry thighs for about 8-10 minutes. Drain on wire rack..
- Cook the thighs until they just begin to brown. Bake thighs for about 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through..
- Prepare the sauce by melting the butter and the garlic powder in a small pan. When the thighs have finished cooking in the oven place thighs into a large bowl or on a plate. Stir in half of the parmesan cheese into the melted butter. Pour the melted garlic butter over the thighs until they're well coated on both sides..
- Serve the thighs by sprinkling the remaining parmesan cheese on top of the thighs..
Chicken is dipped in garlic butter, then rolled in a cheese and bread crumb mixture, and baked to perfection. Pat chicken thighs dry with paper towel and season all over with salt and pepper. In a medium bowl stir together butter, garlic, lemon zest, and thyme. The Parmesan mixture creates a crispy crust that resembles breaded chicken, but without the carbs from flour. What I like the most about this dish is how easy and simple it is to make.