Chicken thigh recipes
The thigh’s the limit with our collection of juicy chicken thigh recipes. Chicken thighs are a great addition to your weekly dinner rota. They’re cheaper than chicken breasts, have bags of flavour, and don’t tend to dry out during cooking.
Skin-on chicken thighs are perfect for easy traybakes, barbecues and quick midweek roasts. Skinless chicken thighs are easy to dice and are ideal for stir-fries, curries, tagines and other stovetop dishes.
This creamy tarragon chicken casserole is always a huge hit with delicious. readers. Feed the family with our chicken rice with tomato and mozzarella. Or, spice it up with Jeremy Pang’s General Tso’s chicken and our incredible miso and gochjuang butter chicken.
We think this is the UK’s best collection of tried and tested chicken thigh recipes. Which one are you going to make first?
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Double lemon chicken with charred leeks and dill polenta
Doubling up fresh and preserved lemons to lift this creamy sauce makes for a zesty chicken dinner. Serve with charred leeks and polenta.
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One-pot chicken
Egyptian molokhiya
This warming Egyptian dish by food writer Soha Darwish stars the leafy vegetable molokhiya, “the heart and soul of Egyptian cuisine."
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Chicken pasta
Negresco (Egyptian chicken pasta bake)
This soul-soothing Egyptian chicken pasta bake, negresco, from food writer Soha Darwish is a crowdpleaser.
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Slow cook
Slow cooker chicken stew with walnuts and pomegranate
This aromatic chicken stew only needs 15 minutes prep before you pop it in the slow cooker. Garnish with pomegranate and parsley to serve.
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Chicken soups
Slow cooker citrus chicken broth with tortillas and avocado
This zingy chicken broth is inspired by Mexico's sopa de lima. Let it simmer away in your slow cooker, then serve with tortillas and avocado.
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Chicken with capers, lemon, chillies and thyme
Give chicken thighs and drumsticks an Italian spin with a citrussy caper, lemon, chilli and thyme marinade. An easy midweek chicken dinner.
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Skewers
Tamarind chicken skewers with coriander chutney
A sticky, tangy and tart tamarind coating helps to keep these chicken skewers super juicy, with a fresh chutney for drizzling and dipping.
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Chicken thighs in a mustard, tarragon and grape pan sauce
The sauce is the star of this easy bistro dish, made using all those delicious brown bits from the bottom of the pan for buckets of flavour.
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Peppers
Chinese chicken, prawn and lap cheong stuffed peppers
These Chinese stuffed peppers are packed with a bouncy, fragrant filling of chicken, prawns and nuggets of lap cheong (Cantonese sausage).
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Favourite chicken
Spring chicken one pan casarecce
Everything gets cooked in a single pan in this recipe, with the pasta soaking up the stock for extra flavour.
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Air fryer
Air fryer chicken thighs
These simple air fryer chicken thighs are the best, thanks to a little science and a light coating of flour – spiced for extra flavour.
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Quick chicken
Chinese chicken with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms
This recipe proves why wood ear mushrooms are so good: beautifully plump and flavourful, they soak up all the wonderful marinade.
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Olive-brined chicken with dried apricots and garlic
Olive-brined chicken is a minimal-effort dish but the marinating is key – give the chicken enough time to marinate for maximum flavour.
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Crispy chicken niçoise
Nuggets of fried chicken thighs with golden crispy skin are one of the best things you can eat. Serve them with this niçoise-inspired salad.
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Healthy chicken
Green chicken and lentils
Whizzed up watercress, spinach and dill provide a verdant green sauce for crispy skin chicken thighs, nutty lentils and charred asparagus.
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African
Sesame suya chicken
Lerato Umah-Shaylor's suya chicken replaces traditional peanuts with sesame for a nut-free version that retains the classic suya spicing.
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