Quick chicken thigh recipes are midweek lifesavers, and these Garlic Chicken Thighs are one of my gold nuggets!
With a crispy, garlic crusted surface, juicy insides and a garlic butter sauce, this is a 5 ingredient boneless skinless chicken thigh recipe. It’s almost unbelievable how outrageously delicious such an effortless recipe can be!
The BEST quick chicken thigh recipe I know
There’s one key thing about this recipe that distinguishes it from most quick and easy chicken thigh recipes – these are CRISPY skinless chicken thighs.
Crispy crust? With skinless chicken thighs?
YES YOU CAN!
Here’s the secret: garlic powder, salt and pepper sprinkled on the chicken thighs. Cook on a relatively low heat = deep golden, crispy crust with terrific savoury garlic flavour.
And not only do you get all the pleasure of devouring that garlicky crispy crust, the brown bits in the pan from the searing* is the base for an incredible pan sauce that takes 1 1/2 minutes to make.
* The official word for the gold stuff in pans is fond.
Chicken thighs – all the way!
I’m pretty sure chicken breast is the most popular cut of chicken here in Australia – and probably many western countries.
Yes breast is leaner – just marginally. Does it surprise you to know that 100g/3.5oz chicken thighs only has 2 teeny tiny grams more fat than breast? 2 grams is nothing for all the extra flavour and juiciness you get from chicken thighs!
In all honesty, when it comes to stress free quick and easy meals with chicken, go chicken thighs all the way. It’s juicier so easier to cook, less prone to drying out because you overcooked it by 90 seconds, can be cooked with less oil and it has better flavour than breast. 🙂
What to serve on the side?
Make dinner extra fabulous by serving these Garlic Chicken Thighs with this addictive Curried Basmati Rice or Mushroom Rice! Add this Everyday Cabbage Salad for crunch (a great standby salad) or make a quick garden salad.
There are very few recipes in this world that are truly made from scratch that call for such few ingredients, are seriously quick and easy, don’t call for a tub of butter and cream, are economical and yet so lip smackingly delicious, you’d proudly serve this up for company.
This Garlic Chicken Thighs recipe makes the cut. Terrific back pocket recipe! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 – Nagi x
More skinless boneless chicken thigh recipes:
Greek Chicken Gyros – long time reader fave!
Sticky Baked Chicken Thighs – country style sauce, pantry staples!
Asian flavours – Thai Grilled Chicken, Chinese BBQ Chicken, Thai Coconut Chicken, Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken
Bone in, skin on chicken thigh recipes:
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Crispy Garlic Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 700 g / 1.2 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs (5 to 6)
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup / 125 ml dry white wine (or broth or water)
- 25 g / 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 large garlic cloves , minced
- Finely chopped parsley , optional
Instructions
- Sprinkle both sides of chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in skillet smooth side down.
- Press down lightly with with spatula. Cook for 5 minutes until deep golden and crispy.
- Turn and press lightly with spatula. Cook for 2 minutes. Add garlic and butter, cook for 1 minute until garlic is light golden and it smells amazing.
- Add wine, then turn up heat. Stir around the chicken to dissolve golden bits stuck on the skillet into the wine. Simmer rapidly for 1 1/2 minutes or until alcohol smell evaporates.
- Remove from heat. Serve chicken with sauce.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
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This is what’s in your face if you eat on the couch (with or without grey trackies and ugg boots).
Here’s the thing: I like moderately seasoned food, but I don’t care for more than 2 cloves of garlic in a recipe that serves, say, 6. When I read that a dish is garlicky, I take that as a warning, not an enticement. I like most other alliums. So what can I substitute for garlic in this recipe?
Otherwise I’m with you – dark meat rules!
Try removing the core of the garlic cloves. The core has toxins. The rest doesn’t. So if I eat garlic with the core, I get white bumps on my tonsils. If I remove the core, I am fine! So good for you, for fighting off colds. You could just leave it out, maybe use some paprika seasonings and/or fried onion. Best of luck. I didn’t think your post was mean, but many people were mean to you, and I thought that was unfair to you. Wishing you all the best!
Why on earth are you looking at a recipe called garlic chicken when you dont like garlic? There are tons of recipes for chicken without garlic. I mean come on, how rude and frankly ridiculous can you be – “I take that as a warning” my god, never read anything like it – why should anyone recommend substitutions for one of the main ingredients in the recipe? Go and google flavourless chicken thighs and enjoy.
I agree!
Amen. You read my mind when I read her comment!
You nailed it, Betty 👏 👏
Miriam, get it together. Crumb bum
I haven’t tried it, but you could maybe sub garlic powder with onion powder and use finely chopped shallots (the baby onion kind, not spring onions!) instead of the minced garlic. Obviously the flavour base will be different, but may solve your garlic aversion?
Simple and perfect every time.
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This was amazing. My family loved it!
Where is the sauce revipe?
The sauce is what you made with the wine and the bits.. the juices left over in the pan.
This was sooooo easy and soooo good. I DID have to put them in the oven to finish cooking but the flavor was amazing!!
My super picky husband liked it!! It’s a winner!
Great sauce with rice! I needed to cook the chicken longer than the recommended time. This will become one of my go to recipes.
Made this for my kids tonight. As usual, I braced myself for the sulks, refusals to eat, complaints etc., which invariably accompany any dinner that doesn’t feature some crumbed or fried thing. But they ate it! And said it was “pretty good”, and that the sauce was really yummy. Wow.
Delish for minimal effort. Thanks
My mother in law is a great cook & she rated these chicken thighs and the smashed potatoes 10/10 🙂 So glad I stumbled upon these recipes
This was so quick and easy and delicious.
Great recipe for the work week. Quick and super tasty.
I love that garlic chicken thighs. I will try that one for sure.
Chicken thighs do not cook in 91/2 min. Great recipe but took a lot longer. I cooked them in the oven after for another 15ish min covered at 350
Boneless & skinless ones do 🙂
Recently the grocery store chicken parts seem a lot bigger. The thighs are huge, and the breasts are DDD cup! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Sometimes there is a range of sizes in one package. I just make sure that before I add the butter and garlic, the largest thighs are almost done, 155-160 degrees F. If there really is a big difference in size, I put the biggest ones in the pan first.
Minimum effort and maximum taste. This was delicious thank you
After I took the chicken out, I whisked in a 1/2 cup of broth and thickened it with teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with a bit of water to make a gravy. It was lovely to serve over brown rice drizzled with gravy, tossed greens and peas with grass fed butter and smoked salt! will make this again!
Nice addition to make a gravy
Good taste. Easy and quick to prepare compared to some more traditional Spanish style recipes for same.
Hi Nagi. Love this recipe. How is this different from your Crispy garlic chicken thighs that is exclusive in your cookbook?
OMG. The flavour in this… So easy and soooo tasty. Will be making this one again post haste. Thanks for yet another winner winner chicken dinner Nagi 🐔🍗👌😛😍
Sooo yummy! My family and I loved the chicken. Will make again. Served with smashed potatoes ❤️
This meal was of fine dining quality.