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Fun fact: Thighs are juicier, cheaper and easier to cook than breasts. Plus, this cut is so versatile, it works in everything from chowders to salads to one-skillet suppers. Chicken thighs are the best part of the chicken and the perfect weeknight protein. Plus, this meaty cut of chicken is so versatile, it works in plenty of different dishes. From boneless chicken thighs recipes to baked chicken thighs recipes, we've got the best ideas here for delicious dinners you can make using humble, but mighty, chicken thighs. Take cheap and cheerful chicken thighs to the next level with our ways to throw together an easy dinner.
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Nourishing Asian Chicken Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Nourishing Asian chicken soup with bok choy, green onion, garlic, ginger, lemongrass and fresh herbs like cilantro, mint, and basil. Fresh, flavorful and healthy! I added fresh ginger, lemongrass, and garlic to create a healing and nourishing soup packed with immune-boosting ingredients. I chose not to add rice noodles, but you certainly can add 8-10 ounces noodles the last 5 minutes of cooking.
Nourishing Asian Chicken Soup
Easy Teriyaki Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,You’ll love this easy teriyaki chicken recipe that rivals your favorite teriyaki restaurants. Thanks to a simple teriyaki sauce that doubles as a marinade, the chicken is a little sticky, takes on a beautiful shine, tastes fantastic, comes together quickly, and can easily be made in advance. We love this recipe — the chicken is almost addictive. The recipe is simple, quick, and provides lots of opportunities for making it in advance.
Easy Teriyaki Chicken
Honey Ginger Teriyaki Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,You will love this quick and easy teriyaki chicken naturally sweetened with fresh orange and honey. It can easily be made on a weekday and comes together in about 30 minutes. Everything comes together really quickly for this teriyaki recipe. Thanks to a quick marinade and a fast cooking time, you can make teriyaki chicken in about 30 minutes!
Honey Ginger Teriyaki Chicken
Sheet Pan Maple Mustard Roasted Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Make dinner easy with this maple mustard roasted chicken with butternut squash and brussels sprouts, cooked together on a single sheet pan! If you hate doing a bunch of dishes, then this is the recipe for you! This sheet pan dinner is full of flavor with sticky chicken thighs coated in a finger-licking maple mustard sauce, and packed with veggies like butternut squash, shallots, and brussels sprouts! The best part is that it’s ready in about 30-40 minutes!
Sheet Pan Maple Mustard Roasted Chicken
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This is likely to become your new go-to chicken noodle soup! So easy to make yet the result tastes amazing! It's a homestyle chicken noodle soup everyone will love, and you'll love how the Instant Pot does almost all of the work. Look for the fresh poultry herb blend so you don't have to buy thyme and rosemary separately.
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
Lemongrass Thai Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This Thai chicken noodle soup with lemongrass recipe is sure to become an all-time favorite soup. When the weather turns cooler, or if you need a bowl of comfort, this is the recipe you should reach for. What makes it special is the Thai combination of soothing lemongrass and coconut milk, which marry beautifully with chicken. Just don't skimp on the lemongrass, or you won't achieve the right balance of flavors. Add some vegetables and egg noodles, and you have a truly slurp-worthy and nutritionally balanced meal!
Lemongrass Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Where all I want is a plate full of these perfectly juicy, garlicky, lemon chicken thighs with a side of roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli.Olive oil, lemon juice/zest, garlic, Dijon, oregano, thyme. THE BEST marinade ever. Made on the grill or stovetop. SO SO GOOD. With the warmer weather, you can throw these thighs on the grill with some lemon halves for extra charred lemon juice for serving. It’s so so good.
Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs
Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew in Chicken Thigh Recipes,The most amazing slow cooker recipe, ever. This hearty Chicken Marsala Stew will quickly become a family favorite and is ready to eat when you walk in the door after a busy day. Lighter and more heart-healthy than many stew recipes, you won’t feel weighed down after eating a bowl. Sometimes you need some help. SOMETIMES you need the slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew
Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This Easy Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms will knock your socks off! A company-worthy main dish ready in 30 minutes. Mom always uses a sweet cooking wine instead of Marsala. Marsala is brownish-red and tastes similar to Port, according to my wine-making hubby. It’s often served with dessert. This dish is easy to make, especially if you buy thin, boneless, skinless chicken breasts and already-sliced mushrooms. (Just make sure you choose mushrooms without too much dirt.) Dinner will be ready in 30 minutes and requires only one pan.
Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew
Teriyaki Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,A classic Japanese dish of teriyaki chicken can easily be made at home with a five-ingredient teriyaki sauce and about 35 minutes of your time. This recipe may be considered a copy-cat style recipe of your favorite Japanese restaurant teriyaki chicken. It will become a favorite weeknight addition to your dinner repertoire that both children and adults will love!
Teriyaki Chicken
Delicious Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Chicken thighs are the juiciest, most flavorful part of the chicken and when the bone is left in, well, they taste even better. But you have to treat them right in the cooking department and this easy grilled BBQ chicken recipe is perfect! The chicken is first marinated in an olive oil-vinegar-spice mixture, grilled, and in the final stages of cooking, slathered with a sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce. If you don't like to cook on the grill, check out the variation for baked barbecued chicken thighs after the directions for this recipe.
Delicious Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs
Quick BBQ Chicken Thighs in Chicken Thigh Recipes,We speed up this cookout classic by using boneless chicken thighs and a hot grill pan. You’ll be amazed out how quickly a homemade barbecue sauce comes together; it's great for making just what you need (no half-empty bottle lurking in your fridge) with less added sugar and salt than store-bought. Look for refrigerated mashed potatoes in the prepared foods aisle of the supermarket, usually with the refrigerated fresh pastas. Besides mashed potatoes, you could also serve the chicken with grilled corn on the cob or roasted sweet potato wedges.
Quick BBQ Chicken Thighs
Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle BBQ Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,The simplest flavors can come together just right and make the most amazing sauce that will blow away any ideas that chicken for dinner is boring! The key here? Make sure you use bone-in chicken thighs with skin. This is a must! The second most? Brown up that chicken for 6 minutes before you load it into the slow cooker. This will ensure the most flavorful, crispy and amazing chicken to happen in a long time! The sauce here is just a simple little combo of BBQ (you could use homemade), lots of good ‘ole honey, and just as much sauce from a can of chipotle peppers that you can handle! A nice thick sauce that perfectly coats the chicken that we made nice and crispy on the outside. And since we slow cooked it all day the inside says so juicy! No dry, boring chicken anywhere in sight.
Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle BBQ Chicken
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,No matter if the weather is warm or cold, a comforting bowl of chicken noodle soup is always in order! This Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup is quick and easy to assemble and perfect for sharing with a friend or just having for dinner! I’m admittedly not generally a fan of chicken noodle soup. I think I just have a notion that you should only have it when you are nursing a cold. BUT this chicken noodle soup is the exception. I could eat it every day for lunch along with a nice toasty sandwich. Juicy and flavorful chicken thighs (or breasts), mushrooms, rich cream, and thin egg noodles. Seriously yum.
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is a staple at our house! This easy recipe for How to Make Chicken Noodle Soup is one you’ll make again and again. This one is for all you soup lovers out there. This easy to make, yet oh so delicious chicken noodle soup combines it all. It’s both healthy, light and super cozy. This chicken noodle soup is perfect for when you want a minimal effort, but still full of rich flavor soup. Does it still qualify as soup weather? I suppose it depends on where you live. But lemme tell you, even if it doesn’t, this delicious antioxidant soup is an all-time favorite for all year round. Go ahead and add more greens if you are feeling up to it! This soup is a great way of adding an extra portion of veggies to your meal, especially if you have fussy eaters in your home.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup is classic American comfort food. Really, does it get any better? Flavorful stock, fresh-cooked chicken, traditional vegetables, and egg noodles lend starchy body to the broth of this favorite soup that’s ready in just over an hour. If you don’t have a Dutch oven, you can cook the dish in a large stockpot or soup pot (slow-cooker). This recipe can be doubled easily so you can enjoy some now and freeze the leftovers for a quick meal on busy weeknights.
Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This recipe is nice and simple because the teriyaki sauce gets split to double as a marinade, and the rest is saved for the dressing – 2 for 1! It’s packed with veggies, but the star of the show for me is the grilled pineapple. The pineapple always finishes before the chicken, so just remove it as it’s finished. I like to cook mine just long enough to get grill marks on both sides, and it’s slightly softened.
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad

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    Fun fact: Thighs are juicier, cheaper and easier to cook than breasts. Plus, this cut is so versatile, it works in everything from chowders to salads to one-skillet suppers. Chicken thighs are the best part of the chicken and the perfect weeknight protein. Plus, this meaty cut of chicken is so versatile, it works in plenty of different dishes. From boneless chicken thighs recipes to baked chicken thighs recipes, we've got the best ideas here for delicious dinners you can make using humble, but mighty, chicken thighs. Take cheap and cheerful chicken thighs to the next level with our ways to throw together an easy dinner.
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    Nourishing Asian Chicken Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Nourishing Asian chicken soup with bok choy, green onion, garlic, ginger, lemongrass and fresh herbs like cilantro, mint, and basil. Fresh, flavorful and healthy! I added fresh ginger, lemongrass, and garlic to create a healing and nourishing soup packed with immune-boosting ingredients. I chose not to add rice noodles, but you certainly can add 8-10 ounces noodles the last 5 minutes of cooking.
    Nourishing Asian Chicken Soup
    45 minutes
    easy
    Easy Teriyaki Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,You’ll love this easy teriyaki chicken recipe that rivals your favorite teriyaki restaurants. Thanks to a simple teriyaki sauce that doubles as a marinade, the chicken is a little sticky, takes on a beautiful shine, tastes fantastic, comes together quickly, and can easily be made in advance. We love this recipe — the chicken is almost addictive. The recipe is simple, quick, and provides lots of opportunities for making it in advance.
    Easy Teriyaki Chicken
    50 minutes
    easy
    Honey Ginger Teriyaki Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,You will love this quick and easy teriyaki chicken naturally sweetened with fresh orange and honey. It can easily be made on a weekday and comes together in about 30 minutes. Everything comes together really quickly for this teriyaki recipe. Thanks to a quick marinade and a fast cooking time, you can make teriyaki chicken in about 30 minutes!
    Honey Ginger Teriyaki Chicken
    30 minutes
    easy
    Sheet Pan Maple Mustard Roasted Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Make dinner easy with this maple mustard roasted chicken with butternut squash and brussels sprouts, cooked together on a single sheet pan! If you hate doing a bunch of dishes, then this is the recipe for you! This sheet pan dinner is full of flavor with sticky chicken thighs coated in a finger-licking maple mustard sauce, and packed with veggies like butternut squash, shallots, and brussels sprouts! The best part is that it’s ready in about 30-40 minutes!
    Sheet Pan Maple Mustard Roasted Chicken
    40 minutes
    easy
    Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This is likely to become your new go-to chicken noodle soup! So easy to make yet the result tastes amazing! It's a homestyle chicken noodle soup everyone will love, and you'll love how the Instant Pot does almost all of the work. Look for the fresh poultry herb blend so you don't have to buy thyme and rosemary separately.
    Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
    35 minutes
    easy
    Lemongrass Thai Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This Thai chicken noodle soup with lemongrass recipe is sure to become an all-time favorite soup. When the weather turns cooler, or if you need a bowl of comfort, this is the recipe you should reach for. What makes it special is the Thai combination of soothing lemongrass and coconut milk, which marry beautifully with chicken. Just don't skimp on the lemongrass, or you won't achieve the right balance of flavors. Add some vegetables and egg noodles, and you have a truly slurp-worthy and nutritionally balanced meal!
    Lemongrass Thai Chicken Noodle Soup
    30 minutes
    easy
    Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Where all I want is a plate full of these perfectly juicy, garlicky, lemon chicken thighs with a side of roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli.Olive oil, lemon juice/zest, garlic, Dijon, oregano, thyme. THE BEST marinade ever. Made on the grill or stovetop. SO SO GOOD. With the warmer weather, you can throw these thighs on the grill with some lemon halves for extra charred lemon juice for serving. It’s so so good.
    Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs
    155 minutes
    easy
    Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew in Chicken Thigh Recipes,The most amazing slow cooker recipe, ever. This hearty Chicken Marsala Stew will quickly become a family favorite and is ready to eat when you walk in the door after a busy day. Lighter and more heart-healthy than many stew recipes, you won’t feel weighed down after eating a bowl. Sometimes you need some help. SOMETIMES you need the slow cooker.
    Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew
    255 minutes
    easy
    Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This Easy Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms will knock your socks off! A company-worthy main dish ready in 30 minutes. Mom always uses a sweet cooking wine instead of Marsala. Marsala is brownish-red and tastes similar to Port, according to my wine-making hubby. It’s often served with dessert. This dish is easy to make, especially if you buy thin, boneless, skinless chicken breasts and already-sliced mushrooms. (Just make sure you choose mushrooms without too much dirt.) Dinner will be ready in 30 minutes and requires only one pan.
    Slow Cooker Chicken Marsala Stew
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    Teriyaki Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,A classic Japanese dish of teriyaki chicken can easily be made at home with a five-ingredient teriyaki sauce and about 35 minutes of your time. This recipe may be considered a copy-cat style recipe of your favorite Japanese restaurant teriyaki chicken. It will become a favorite weeknight addition to your dinner repertoire that both children and adults will love!
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    Delicious Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Chicken thighs are the juiciest, most flavorful part of the chicken and when the bone is left in, well, they taste even better. But you have to treat them right in the cooking department and this easy grilled BBQ chicken recipe is perfect! The chicken is first marinated in an olive oil-vinegar-spice mixture, grilled, and in the final stages of cooking, slathered with a sweet-and-spicy barbecue sauce. If you don't like to cook on the grill, check out the variation for baked barbecued chicken thighs after the directions for this recipe.
    Delicious Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs
    270 minutes
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    Quick BBQ Chicken Thighs in Chicken Thigh Recipes,We speed up this cookout classic by using boneless chicken thighs and a hot grill pan. You’ll be amazed out how quickly a homemade barbecue sauce comes together; it's great for making just what you need (no half-empty bottle lurking in your fridge) with less added sugar and salt than store-bought. Look for refrigerated mashed potatoes in the prepared foods aisle of the supermarket, usually with the refrigerated fresh pastas. Besides mashed potatoes, you could also serve the chicken with grilled corn on the cob or roasted sweet potato wedges.
    Quick BBQ Chicken Thighs
    30 minutes
    easy
    Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle BBQ Chicken in Chicken Thigh Recipes,The simplest flavors can come together just right and make the most amazing sauce that will blow away any ideas that chicken for dinner is boring! The key here? Make sure you use bone-in chicken thighs with skin. This is a must! The second most? Brown up that chicken for 6 minutes before you load it into the slow cooker. This will ensure the most flavorful, crispy and amazing chicken to happen in a long time! The sauce here is just a simple little combo of BBQ (you could use homemade), lots of good ‘ole honey, and just as much sauce from a can of chipotle peppers that you can handle! A nice thick sauce that perfectly coats the chicken that we made nice and crispy on the outside. And since we slow cooked it all day the inside says so juicy! No dry, boring chicken anywhere in sight.
    Slow Cooker Honey Chipotle BBQ Chicken
    255 minutes
    easy
    Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,No matter if the weather is warm or cold, a comforting bowl of chicken noodle soup is always in order! This Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup is quick and easy to assemble and perfect for sharing with a friend or just having for dinner! I’m admittedly not generally a fan of chicken noodle soup. I think I just have a notion that you should only have it when you are nursing a cold. BUT this chicken noodle soup is the exception. I could eat it every day for lunch along with a nice toasty sandwich. Juicy and flavorful chicken thighs (or breasts), mushrooms, rich cream, and thin egg noodles. Seriously yum.
    Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
    520 minutes
    easy
    Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup is a staple at our house! This easy recipe for How to Make Chicken Noodle Soup is one you’ll make again and again. This one is for all you soup lovers out there. This easy to make, yet oh so delicious chicken noodle soup combines it all. It’s both healthy, light and super cozy. This chicken noodle soup is perfect for when you want a minimal effort, but still full of rich flavor soup. Does it still qualify as soup weather? I suppose it depends on where you live. But lemme tell you, even if it doesn’t, this delicious antioxidant soup is an all-time favorite for all year round. Go ahead and add more greens if you are feeling up to it! This soup is a great way of adding an extra portion of veggies to your meal, especially if you have fussy eaters in your home.
    Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
    100 minutes
    easy
    Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup in Chicken Thigh Recipes,Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup is classic American comfort food. Really, does it get any better? Flavorful stock, fresh-cooked chicken, traditional vegetables, and egg noodles lend starchy body to the broth of this favorite soup that’s ready in just over an hour. If you don’t have a Dutch oven, you can cook the dish in a large stockpot or soup pot (slow-cooker). This recipe can be doubled easily so you can enjoy some now and freeze the leftovers for a quick meal on busy weeknights.
    Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
    65 minutes
    easy
    Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad in Chicken Thigh Recipes,This recipe is nice and simple because the teriyaki sauce gets split to double as a marinade, and the rest is saved for the dressing – 2 for 1! It’s packed with veggies, but the star of the show for me is the grilled pineapple. The pineapple always finishes before the chicken, so just remove it as it’s finished. I like to cook mine just long enough to get grill marks on both sides, and it’s slightly softened.
    Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad
    120 minutes
    easy