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Baked Chicken Thighs with Garlic Mustard Crust

December 16, 2018 by Olya 13 Comments

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Baked Chicken Thighs with Garlic Mustard Crust are so easy to make! These tender, melt in your mouth chicken thighs are full of flavor! You will taste wine, garlic, mustard, and much more! Perfectly easy for midweek dinners!Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Garlic Mustard CrustSince I have already shared with you my Instant Pot Chicken and my family’s favorite Spatchcock Chicken with Mustard Crust, it was time to give you our very best baked chicken thighs recipe as well! These flavorful thighs are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside!

How to make the best baked chicken thighs

  • These baked thighs will change how you make your chicken!
  • First of all, you will need skin-on bone-in chicken thighs. These are the juiciest parts of the chicken!
  • Once you picked out your chicken thighs, make sure you have a large skillet or rimmed baking sheet. I used this inexpensive 12 inch carbon steel skillet. Lodge makes carbon steel pans now. Who would’ve known?
  • Next, you will prepare mustard garlic mixture. This most flavorful mixture consists of garlic, Dijon mustard, soy sauce and olive oil. I also added hot pepper sauce, wine and Herbs de Provence.
  • You will need a large bowl where that mixture will go and then chicken thighs.
  • Once you whisked all the ingredients of the chicken thigh mixture, it’s time to put it into use.
  • Now place chicken thighs into the bowl with the mixture and rub them all over.
  • Move them to a preheated skillet skin side up. You will preheat chicken thighs for about 5 minutes.
  • Lastly, you will move them to the oven.
  • How long should you bake chicken thighs? I usually bake mine at 400 F. for 35 to 45 minutes. You will see when the crust forms at about 35 minute mark.

Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Garlic Mustard CrustTo make the very best chicken thighs recipe, it is important to remember that baking temperature matters! If you want them to be crispy on the outside and super moist on the inside, bake them at 400 F! In the picture below you can see the thighs before they go into the oven.Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Garlic Mustard CrustOnce they are done baking, you will see this nice color on your chicken thighs. So much flavor under that skin!Oven Baked Chicken Thighs with Garlic Mustard CrustEnjoy the best chicken thighs with a side of Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes!

 

Oven Baked Thighs with Garlic Mustard Crust
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5 from 2 votes

Oven Baked Thighs with Garlic Mustard Crust

The best chicken thigh recipe for your table!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time35 mins
Total Time45 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oven baked chicken thighs
Servings: 6
Author: Olya

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Tabasco hot pepper sauce
  • 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 lb. chicken thighs (skin on, bone in)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 
  • For the garlic mustard mixture: Mix all the ingredients (except the chicken) in a large bowl.
  • Place chicken thighs into the bowl with the mustard mixture and rub the mixture all over them.
  • Place the chicken thighs in a large skillet, skin side up.
  • Now put the skillet in the oven and cook the chicken for 35 to 45 minutes or until meat thermometer reaches 165 and juices run clear.
  • The chicken thighs should be well browned and dark on top.
Nutrition Facts
Oven Baked Thighs with Garlic Mustard Crust
Amount Per Serving
Calories 301 Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 111mg37%
Sodium 523mg23%
Potassium 256mg7%
Carbohydrates 1g0%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin A 90IU2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg2%
Calcium 20mg2%
Iron 1.2mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. ALICIA D OLAH

    September 15, 2020 at 9:12 am

    Hi. Just coming across your recipe. I love to cook and especially craving chicken thighs. A mustard garlic sauce sounds amazing! I would suggest doing this in a cast iron skillet because a regular skillet is not going to work in the oven. I’m confused as to why there is a step to put these in the skillet to heat up the chicken if the purpose is not to brown the skin? Maybe if they have just came out of the refrigerator and are still cold? Sometimes I take my chicken out of the refrigerator 30 minutes or so so that it gets room temperature before baking. When I try this recipe, I will also marinate the chicken with the sauce overnight before baking. 🙂

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    • Olya

      October 12, 2020 at 12:56 pm

      I did heat up the chicken thighs before putting them in the oven. I believe this step accelerates crust formation once the chicken is in the oven.

      Reply
  2. Martha Douds

    June 3, 2020 at 2:59 pm

    Hi, Olya. I’d like to try this but I have no oven (due to gas leak and no money to replace…on furlough). I was wondering if possible to completely stove top (I have butane and electric burners) OR an electric skillet to act as the oven?

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Olga

      June 3, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      I’m so sorry about the oven situation! How about getting boneless chicken thighs – then you don’t need the oven at all!

      Reply
  3. Jenny

    November 7, 2019 at 7:08 pm

    Doubled the marinade, and put aside about a quarter of it. I used chicken breast strips, coated them and browned in a hot skillet. In a second skillet I browned mushrooms using the quarter of marinade I set aside. Once the chicken was finished, I used a splash of mushroom broth to deglaze the pan, then added the mushrooms. I served it over spaghetti squash, and it was delicious! Fantastic recipe!

    Reply
    • Olga

      November 7, 2019 at 10:11 pm

      Jenny, I loved reading your comment – it’s so well written! But I especially liked the use of spaghetti squash!

      Reply
  4. Marianne

    August 26, 2019 at 9:19 am

    I am really into using my slow cooker at the moment. Can I cook this in my slow cooker and put under the griller/broiler to brown up the skin afterwards?

    Reply
    • Olga

      August 26, 2019 at 10:21 am

      It might work. Broil on high or even brown it on the stove top in oil at high temperature.

      Reply
  5. Taira

    April 23, 2019 at 12:00 am

    Is there a mistake in the recipe? I ask because it says 1 tablespoonS of Dijon and my raw chicken didn’t look like yours at all. It looked like it was missing marinade. It tasted fantastic though, but I want to make sure I didn’t miss something! Thanks!

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    • Olga

      April 23, 2019 at 3:06 pm

      It’s definitely only 1 tablespoon. Was your marinade too runny on raw chicken?

      Reply
      • Alicia

        March 11, 2020 at 6:55 pm

        I had this same problem too and I followed the recipe exactly. Does not match the color or thickness of your sauce. Any ideas?

        Reply
        • Olga

          March 12, 2020 at 1:32 pm

          It maybe the brand of Dijon mustard?

          Reply
  6. Darlene

    December 22, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Sooo delicious! My kids asked for seconds.

    Reply

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