Name: Oven "Fried" Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 6 bone-in chicken thighs; ½ cup all purpose flour; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp chili powder; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper; 2-4 Tbsp unsalted butter

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Need an easy weeknight dinner? This oven fried chicken dish is so simple! There’s no chopping and it just needs a few ingredients. Dinner will be on the table in 45 minutes!

Serves: 4-6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

6 bone-in chicken thighs
1/2 cup all purpose flour or Wondra
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tps paprika
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2-4 Tbsp butter

flour, chicken thighs, butter, garlic powder, paprika, and chili powder, salt, and pepper on a counter

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400º F. Trim excess fat from chicken. Mix flour with garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.

flour in a pan next to a bowl with the seasoning on a counter

Step 2: Cut up butter and place in an oven-proof skillet (cast iron works great if you have it). Place skillet in oven for 5 minutes until butter is melted and pan is hot. Carefully remove hot from oven with oven mitts.

Step 3: While pan is heating, dredge chicken in flour mixture on both sides and set aside. Carefully place in hot skillet, skin side down.

floured chicken thighs in a skillet with melted butter

Step 4: Bake for 20 minutes, then flip the chicken (caution: pan, chicken, and drippings will be hot), and cook for another 20 minutes or until done (chicken should be at least 165º F when measured with an instant thermometer and juices should run clear if pierced with a sharp knife). Remember to use oven mitts when handling the hot skillet – it will take awhile to cool off.

cooked chicken thighs in a cast iron skillet

Tips:

Prefer extra spice? Try substituting a tablespoon of creole seasoning for the spices.
Chicken legs may also be used, but they may need to be turned more frequently to crisp evenly.
All purpose flour works great with this recipe, but use Wondra flour if you have it. It’s super fine so helps to adds a little extra crunch.

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Oven “Fried” Chicken

This chicken dish is so simple! There's no chopping and it just needs a few ingredients. Dinner will be on the table in 45 minutes!

Beth

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 40

Total Time 45

Servings

Equipment

1 oven-proof skillet

Ingredients

6 bone-in chicken thighs
½ cup all purpose flour
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2-4 Tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º F. Trim excess fat from chicken. Mix flour with garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl.
Cut up butter and place in an oven-proof skillet (cast iron works great if you have it). Place skillet in oven for 5 minutes until butter is melted and pan is hot. Carefully remove from oven.
While pan is heating, dredge chicken in flour mixture on both sides and set aside. Carefully place in hot skillet, skin side down.
Bake for 20 minutes, flip chicken (caution: pan, chicken, and drippings will be hot), and cook for another 20 minutes or until done (chicken should be at least 165º F when measured with an instant thermometer and juices should run clear if pierced with a sharp knife). Remember to use oven mitts when handling the hot skillet – it will take awhile to cool off.