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Chipotle Baked Chicken Thighs

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8
Calories
Author Victor

Ingredients

  • 8-9 skin on chicken thighs
  • A few pinches of salt
  • Olive oil for brushing chicken thigh tops
  • For the injection:
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp chipotle chile powder make sure it's pure chipotle, not a mix
  • 1/2 Tbsp granulated garlic or garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • In a medium size bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients for the injection, until well blended.
  • Using a kitchen injector, inject each chicken thigh with about an ounce of the liquid. I prefer to inject chicken thighs by inserting the needle into the cut side of the thigh about half way or so, parallel to the bone. Each chicken thigh gets about 4 injections, 1/2 an ounce or so of liquid per thigh in total. When injecting, you may want to cover the thighs with a piece of plastic wrap to prevent liquid squirting all over the kitchen.It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's better to use the plastic.
  • Place the chicken thighs skin side up on a baking dish or a baking tray lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper. Add the remaining liquid into the baking dish/tray.
  • Brush each each thigh with some olive oil. Sprinkle some kosher salt on top if you need more salt.
  • Bake on top rack at 450F for about 25 minutes. Chicken thigh tops will be nicely browned and crispy, and the internal temperature of the meat will be around 180-185F.
  • Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes. Before serving, drizzle your baked chicken breasts with the pan juices, if desired.