Parmesan Crusted Chicken Thighs

This is a simple Oven-Baked bone-in Chicken Thigh, with a Parmesan Crust. Dipped
in a butter-wash instead of an egg-wash, and coated with an herbaceous Parmesan
spice rub. Serve with coleslaw and roasted potatoes, for an easy weeknight meal.

Servings: 4 people

Author:

Prep Time
10 minutes

Active Time
30 minutes

Total Time
40 minutes

Course:

Main Course Chicken

Cuisine:

American

Keywords:

parmesan Bone-in

🧂 Ingredients

4 Bone-in chicken thighs
¼ cup butter melted
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 cup Parmesan cheese freshly grated
1 tbsp parsley chopped
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 400F.
2 Melt the butter and set aside (should be warm)
3 Salt & pepper the thighs on both sides
4 In a bowl, mix the parmesan cheese, parsley, thyme, paprika, and garlic powder.
5 Dip each chicken thigh in the melted butter and coat
6 Then dip in the Parmesan mixture to coat the thighs.
7 Place the thighs skin side up in the 9” x 13” baking dish.
8 Bake in the oven for 30 minutes and check internal temperature.
9 They are ready when the temperature reaches 165F in the thickest part of the
thigh.

Nutrition Info

Name	Amount
Serving	1 thigh
Calories	252 kcal
Carbohydrates	0.6 g
Protein	16.8 g
Fat	20.1 g
Saturated Fat	5.9 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1 g
Monounsaturated Fat	5.2 g
Cholesterol	67.5 mg
Sodium	155.1 mg
Potassium	149.7 mg
Fiber	0.2 g
Sugar	0.1 g
Vitamin A	78 IU
Vitamin C	5 mg
Calcium	2 mg
Iron	2 mg