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Close-up of a perfectly cooked, juicy Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs topped with herbs.

Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs

This recipe provides instructions for making juicy chicken thighs cooked with garlic butter.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 5 thighs
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 chicken thighs skin on and bone in Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • Fresh parsley chopped

Equipment

  • Skillet

Method
 

  1. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Place the chicken thighs skin-side down in the hot skillet. Cook for 6 to 8 minutes until the skin is browned and crisp.
  4. Flip the chicken thighs. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
  5. Add the butter and crushed garlic to the skillet. Baste the chicken with the melted garlic butter as it cooks for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. Remove the chicken from the skillet. Spoon the remaining garlic butter sauce over the chicken. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley before serving.

Notes

Cook the chicken thighs until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit for safe consumption.

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