Baked Ranch Chicken Thighs
Baked Ranch Chicken Thighs are a super simple one pot baked chicken thigh recipe everyone loves - bursting with ranch flavor in only five ingredients! Low carb, mess free, a deliciously crunchy crust, in a huge family favorite that is sure to make anyone a fan of chicken thighs in under 40 minutes!
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs (bone-in
- black pepper
- 1 1 oz. packet dry ranch salad dressing mix
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- 2
Cover a Baking sheet in foil, nonstick side up.
- 3
Place the chicken thighs on the baking sheet, fattest side up.
- 4
Generously season with salt and pepper.
- 5
Bake Chicken for 25 minutes, when skin has started to crisp.
- 6
In a small bowl, combine the dressing mix with the olive oil and minced garlic. If needed, add lemon juice to thin mixture.
- 7
Brush the ranch and oil mixture over the chicken thighs.
- 8
Continue to cook chicken in oven until crispy and golden brown, and internal temperature reads 165 degrees.
- 9
To check the temperature, use an instant-read food thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a few of the largest chicken thighs, not touching bone.
- 10
To get a tiny bit more crunch, broil for 5 minutes - watching chicken closely so it doesn't burn.