Roasted Chicken Thighs with Herb Butter

Photo: Hector Sanchez
Hands-on Time:
35 Mins
Total Time:
2 Hours 15 Mins
Yield:
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Southern Living

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh orega
  • 1 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 tablespoons sliced fresh chives
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon loosely packed lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

How to Make It

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425°. Stir together first 8 ingredients in a small bowl until well combined.

Step 2

Loosen skin from each chicken thigh without totally detaching skin; spread butter mixture under skin. (Discard any remaining butter mixture.) Replace skin; brush thighs with oil, and sprinkle with desired amount of salt and pepper. Place thighs on a lightly greased (with cooking spray) wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan.

Step 3

Bake at 425° for 50 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion of a chicken thigh registers 165°. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve with Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes.

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