If I have a pack of chicken thighs....

[SixTwirlingTutus]

... what's something new I can do with them?

I usually make mini-roasts, or coat them in a teriyaki sauce. :)

Love some top tips!

Only specifications is that one DS has sensory issues around food so we need to go easy on the spice.

Very grateful for any thoughts!

A baked rice dish? You can add chicken stock to cook the rice, some cumin and a few sultanas?
Or paella/arroz al horno type of thing. No spice required!

Olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, a few lemon slices.
Brown the chicken in a little olive oil - leave the skin on, just trim it a bit, you get a better flavour. turn the heat down, chuck in the garlic, lemon and seasoning. Cover it tightly and let it cook gently for at least 40 minutes.
It is good with rice and a green vegetable.

Hairy bikers Spanish chicken recipe

ooh rice ideas! They both sound really good!

I only use Thai rice, IMO the best with this dish.

Do they have bones?

If they don't then

1. get some garlic, butter and ready rolled puff pastry

lay out the pastry, put the chicken on one side, smother with butter and finely chopped garlic

put the other side of the pastry over and seal - bake for 20-30 mins.

Get a slow cooker, some crème fraiche and Campbells condensed mushroom soup - you can add sweet corn or mushrooms

Put everything in the slow cooker and leave for 5 hours.

I have 2 low cookers, I do this in the small one with one tub of CF and one tin of soup, you might need to round up for a bigger SC

3. put the chicken between sheets of cling film and batter with a rolling pin so they are all an even thickness (this is a great recip for if you are pissed off)

Make a stuffing, roll the chicken round the stuffing, secure with cocktail sticks and bake.

Stuffings can be - sage and onion from a packet, mozzarella and cranberry sauce, cheese and onion (cook the onion first) mushrooms and garlic or have a look in the fridge for what need using up.

You can also cover the chicken with pancetta or bacon

If there are bones in

Make a marinade of:

Honey, orange (or lemon) juice, salt and pepper and spices of choice, marinade overnight then bake in the oven - this works well with chicken wings and on a BBQ too.

Second hairy dieters Spanish chicken. It might be a bit spicy though.

Nigella roast dinner chicken Thigh bake www.foodandwine.com/recipes/one-pan-chicken-sausage-and-sage-bake

Nigella buttermilk chicken
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/buttermilk-roast-chicken-recipe-1950218

Oh I had assumed they were skinless, if they have skins get a roasting tin, put the chicken in and sprinkle with lemon juice and black pepper, you get a lovely crisp skin and slight lemon taste tot he chicken.

I'm on a tray bake thing right now, potatoes, peppers, red onion, cherry toms, garlic and paprika with the chicken on top

Jamie's Satay Chicken, mmm mmm

Cover in flour and fry off to brown the outside, so it becomes crispy fried chicken.
Serve with rice and frozen peas or mini roast potatoes (with garlic if you like) and veg of your choice.

Chicken a la king.

If they are thighs with bones, boil them up first with a bay leaf and onion in the water. Then strip the meat off when they are cool and use that stock for the a la king creamy sauce.

Cover them with mango chutney and bake in the oven

Just tons of salt and pepper on the skins (little less for DS) and pop in the oven - divine.

Nigella chicken and chorizo traybake. So easy
www.nigella.com/recipes/spanish-chicken-with-chorizo-and-potatoes

With the skin off and bones out (it is not difficult - slip the skin off, flip over, cut along both sides of the bone, roll the meat to one side of the bone and cut along the third "side" and the ends of the bone)

Pie
Chicken tikka naan bread kababs
goujons / nuggets
kiev
any chicken based stir fry
tajine
Parmigiana
based curry
Fajita

With the bones in
southern fried
traybake surprise - add lemon/ thyme/ onion / olives or cherry tomatoes/ chorizo /olives/peppers/ onions or any other flavour combination that is lurking in your store cupboard before baking in the oven
baked simply & used to a chicken salad

Another vote for the Hairy Bikers chicken, but agree the smoked paprika may add too much spice. However I have done it without, and it still tasted good. Might work for you if the chorizo is not a highly spiced one? It’s a very good recipe to know.
www.hairybikers.com/recipes/view/spanish-style-chicken-bake
This Mary Berry recipe is very good indeed. It sounds a bit fiddly but once you’ve done it, it really is easy. I’ve sometimes done it just stuffing the thighs with sausage meat, missing out the lemon and olives. Works fine for a simpler supper.
www.food.com/recipe/chicken-olives-proven-al-233800

Oh these all sound incredible! I have definitely gotten into a rut with my cooking. Loving the idea of stuffing it with sausage meat. And the chicken a l King.

I used to cook chicken with cream of mushroom soup alot, and it was always a massive hit. I had forgotten all about that!

Thank you everyone. I am writing a list and as chicken is the favourite for all of us I can see some great meals coming up!

Chicken cacciatore with crusty bread 🤤

There's a lovely and simple Jamie Oliver recipe - Tender chicken with sweet tomatoes.

You put the seasoned chicken legs in a baking tray with a bulb of garlic cloves (split up), and a load of baby tomatoes and basil, with olive oil over the top. Takes 2 mins to check together and bake. Super nice. The garlic isn't overwhelming as it sweetens whilst you roast it.

Oh the chicken cooked in soup, I eat half and put the other half in a foil pie tin, add pastry and freeze for another meal.

This thread is like an extension of the MN chicken.

Chicken Schwarma is easy and lovely made with thighs. Here's a recipe www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/oven-cooked_chicken_04728/amp

Dip in egg, then in fine, seasoned breadcrumbs, then egg again, then finely grated parmesan. Bake in the oven however long you usually would. They go all crispy and delicious.

Halal cart chicken , make extra of the rice as it’s bloody lovely. I make a yoghurt mint sriracha sauce as hubbie hates mayo

Do you have a slow cooker? Taming Twins on Instagram has some lovely chicken thigh recipes. The honey and garlic one and chicken and bacon one are real favourites in this house 👍🏼 You could do them low and slow in the oven if you don't have a slow cooker.