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baked crispy chicken

Juicy chicken thighs with a crisp and flavorful skin can be on your dinner table with about 5 minutes worth of effort. This crispy chicken is made in the oven without any breading at all!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 6 pieces bone-in skin-on chicken thighs 6 to 8 pieces
  • 1.5 tablespoons olive oil 1.5 to 2 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground paprika optional, to taste
  • 0.5 teaspoon granulated garlic optional, to taste

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 C). Line a large baking tray or half sheet pan with foil and place all the chicken pieces on it, skin side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and flip each piece skin side up. Drizzle about a teaspoon of oil over the skin on each piece of chicken and rub lightly to coat. Sprinkle again with salt and pepper.
  2. Bake for one hour, until most of the fat has rendered out of the chicken and the skin is golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven and let rest about 5 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

This easy crispy baked chicken recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner and delivers juicy chicken with perfectly crisp skin every time.