Fall Off the Bone Chicken Thighs

Are you looking for a simple and delicious Sunday night meal?  This chicken bakes slowly, but requires little prep and tastes amazing.  You won’t be able to stop eating these fantastic chicken thighs.

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons packed light brown sugar

1 teaspoon paprika

½ teaspoon garlic powder

8 boneless, skin on chicken thighs 

2 tablespoons chopped chives

Directions:

1. Combine the sugar, paprika, garlic powder, 1 tablespoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper. 
2. Toss the chicken in the spice mixture until coated. 
3. Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a 9×13 baking dish. Cover with foil and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
5. Bake until the chicken is super moist and falling off the bone about 2 hours. 
6. Remove the baking dish from the oven and remove the foil.  Use a spoon or ladle to remove as much liquid from the dish as possible.  Reserve the liquid. Turn the oven to broil. 
7. Broil the chicken until the skin is golden brown and slightly crisp for 5 minutes. 
8. Sprinkle the chicken with chives and serve with the reserved pan juices.
9. I served this with lemon pepper potatoes and French Onion Green Beans (see recipes in Sides/Salads).