Buffalo Baked Boneless Chicken Thighs
Published 1/30/2022 • Updated 6/23/2022
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These incredibly juicy baked boneless chicken thighs are made in the oven with a homemade buffalo sauce. Enjoy!
Super Juicy Baked Boneless Chicken Thighs
You’re going to absolutely love these super flavorful and juicy baked boneless chicken thighs. They’re marinated in an amazing homemade buffalo sauce for at least 2 hours, but then bake to perfection in just 12 minutes. We’ll show you how to make them step by step 😀
why you’ll love ’em
Super juicy: we’re not joking when we say these baked boneless chicken thighs are the juiciest you’ll ever have!
Easy to pair: pair these delicious thighs with a salad, a veggie, a grain or all three for an easy to make meal.
High protein: chicken thighs, of course, come from the thigh of the chicken and are a dark cut of poultry. Because of this, it is a fattier cut of meat but pack great protein and flavor.
Ingredients – What You Need
CHICKEN
- For this recipe, we used boneless, skinless chicken thighs, but if you’re hoping to use bone-in thighs or boneless breasts, we have some recommendations on how to do so below!
Buffalo Sauce
Our buffalo sauce for these baked boneless thighs comes together in just 4 ingredients. You’ll need:
- Buffalo sauce: We love Frank’s Red Hot, but any buffalo sauce will do.
- Melted butter: Marinating these boneless thighs in melted butter will make them ohhhhh so juicy. Don’t skip this!
- Honey: this will cut the heat from the buffalo sauce a bit with the perfect amount of sweetness.
- Salt & pepper: a classic seasoning to round out this sauce.
How to Make Baked Boneless Chicken Thighs
For the full recipe, scroll down to the recipe card for a list of ingredients and instructions.
Make Buffalo Sauce
Heat a small saucepan over medium/low heat. Add the butter to the saucepan. When the butter has melted, remove the saucepan from the heat and add the buffalo sauce into the saucepan, whisking constantly until the melted butter and buffalo sauce are combined.
Add the honey into the saucepan and whisk until the honey is dissolved. Finally, whisk the salt and pepper into the buffalo sauce.
Add Buffalo Sauce to Thighs
Pour half of the buffalo sauce over the chicken thighs in a Ziploc or other container. Roll the chicken thighs around until they are all covered in the sauce.
Let Chicken Thighs Marinate
Cover the chicken and place in the refrigerator and let the chicken marinate for at least 2 hours or up to 6 hours. Then, remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature.
Bake Chicken Thighs
Preheat the oven to 425ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. Place the chicken thighs flat on the lined baking sheet and bake the chicken thighs for 10 minutes.
Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and brush the chicken thighs with the remaining buffalo sauce. Place the chicken back into the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
Broil Chicken Thighs
Turn the oven to broil and broil the chicken thighs for 1-2 minutes or until the top of the chicken thighs begin to caramelize. Don’t skip this step!
size matters
Chicken thighs can vary greatly in size and thickness. The goal is to get the internal temperature of the chicken to be 165ºF. So, if you have larger boneless thighs, you may need to cook a bit longer to reach a safe temperature.
Let Rest, Then Enjoy!
Let the buffalo chicken rest for 10 minutes and then serve with a side of ranch or blue cheese and your favorite sides.
Boneless Chicken Thighs Q&A
The best way to know if your chicken thighs are fully cooked is to use a meat thermometer. Make sure that the internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken is 165ºF.
This recipe absolutely works with bone-in chicken thighs. We recommend increasing the bake time to around 20-30 minutes depending on the size of the chicken thighs.
Try it!
Thermoworks Thermapen
We swear by using a meat thermometer when cooking any cut of meat. The Thermapen is our go-to meat thermometer that works every time.
Dipping Sauce for Boneless Chicken Thighs
The buffalo flavor on these boneless wings is out of this world, but we all love a little dipping sauce on the side, don’t we?! We recommend any of the following:
- Healthy Homemade Ranch
- Greek Yogurt Blue Cheese Dressing
- All-Purpose Creamy Green Goddess Dressing and Dip
- Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing
More Ways to Cook Chicken Thighs
There are many ways to cook chicken thighs! And the great news? We have recipes for each method of cooking here on Fit Foodie Finds:
- Sous Vide: You’ll LOVE our Crispy Sous Vide Chicken Thighs
- Instant Pot: Try these Instant Pot Chicken Thighs with Sticky Honey Garlic Sauce
- Baked: Have you tried our Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies?
- Grilled: These Grilled Chicken Thighs have amazing flavor!
- Stove Top: This Skillet Chicken and Potatoes truly is a one-pot meal
- Air Fryer: Our basic air fryer chicken thighs are truly so crispy and tender.
Baked Boneless Chicken Thighs Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place the chicken thighs into a Ziploc bag or a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat a small saucepan over medium/low heat. Add the butter to the saucepan.
- When the butter has melted, remove the saucepan from the heat and add the buffalo sauce into the saucepan, whisking constantly until the melted butter and buffalo sauce are combined.
- Add the honey into the saucepan and whisk until the honey is dissolved.
- Whisk the salt and pepper into the buffalo sauce.
- Pour half of the buffalo sauce over the chicken thighs. Set the other half of the buffalo sauce aside for later.
- Roll the chicken thighs around until they are all covered in the sauce. Cover the chicken and place in the refrigerator and let the chicken marinate for at least 2 hours or up to 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and let the chicken come to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 425ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil.
- Place the chicken thighs flat on the lined baking sheet and bake the chicken thighs for 10 minutes.
- Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and brush the chicken thighs with the remaining buffalo sauce.
- Place the chicken back into the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
- Turn the oven to broil and broil the chicken thighs for 1-2 minutes or until the top of the chicken thighs begin to caramelize.
- Remove the chicken and make sure the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165ºF.
- Let the buffalo chicken rest for 10 minutes and then serve with a side of ranch/blue cheese and your favorite sides.
Watch It
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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