Baked Chicken Thighs for One

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword crispy chicken thighs, dinner for one, easy chicken dinner, roasted chicken for one

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Total Time 40

Servings 1 serving

Two bone-in chicken thighs rubbed with a simple garlic, onion, and paprika seasoning and roasted until the skin is crisp.

Ingredients

2 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp paprika
¼ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp kosher salt
⅛ tsp coarsely ground black pepper
1½ tsp olive oil

Directions

Heat the oven to 400°F. Pat the chicken thighs completely dry.
Mix the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper. Set aside ¼ teaspoon of the seasoning, and stir the olive oil into the rest.
Rub the seasoned oil all over the chicken, working some of it under the skin.
Set the thighs on a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle the skin with the seasoning you set aside.
Roast for 30 to 35 minutes, until the thickest part reaches about 170°F. Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

This makes 2 thighs. A wire rack helps the skin crisp, but the thighs can go right on the baking sheet.

Nutrition

Nutrition is an estimate per serving from USDA FoodData Central, for the whole recipe (1 serving); bone-in counted as raw chicken thigh, meat and skin (about 115 g each without the bone). Brands and portions vary, so use it only as an approximation.