Boneless skinless chicken thighs - need recipe

TiredMom12
TiredMom12 Posts: 78 Member
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I have 2 packages of chicken thighs in the freezer that I want to use. Any good healthy recipes?? I had one for it with mango salsa, but I have been eating a lot of salsa and want something different. Should I just season and grill??
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  • Mutant13
    Mutant13 Posts: 2,485 Member
    Thighs work well in curries, use light coconut milk or tinned tomatoes with a curry paste.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Do you have a Crock Pot? Boneless thighs hold up great to slow cooking. Chuck them in the slow cooker with one of these:

    --your favorite tomato or pasta sauce, peppers and onions, mushrooms if you like them. Serve over pasta.

    --any of Trader Joe's simmer sauces, add veggies to taste. Serve over rice.

    --a can of pineapple (or fresh if you have it), Teriyaki sauce (or ginger, garlic, soy, and something sweet like brown sugar or honey), veggies to taste. Serve over rice.

    --Barbecue sauce. Shred and serve on buns, or on top of a bed of greens with Bolthouse Farms light blue cheese dressing.

    --And, for when you aren't tired of salsas anymore: a can of green enchilada sauce. Shred and serve in tortillas with cheese and whatever toppings you like.

    You don't even have to thaw the chicken first--put it in frozen and add an extra hour to cooking time (if necessary--my Crock Pot runs a bit hot, so I usually have to reduce cooking times anyway).
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Thighs are awesome in soups!!! I make a mean chicken soup, sooooo healthy!!

    For the chicken soup I boil up 2 big chicken breasts and 4 skinless boneless chicken thighs in 4 cups of low sodium chicken broth, celery and onion (I remove them later), and spices like parsley, bay leafs, oregano, garlic. I like to simmer the base for a few hours with the chicken in it. Then I remove the chicken and shred it. I also take out a cup or so of the base before I put the chicken in to use later.

    Later in the day I'll make a bag of frozen veggies (I like the roma blend which is zucchini, carrots, lima beans, and cauliflower) and using the base I put aside I'll puree all of them together, then throw them back in the soup. Not only does it thicken the soup, but pureeing them removes alot of the veggie taste which my kids would never eat if they knew what veggies were in there. LOL
  • chileheadmike
    chileheadmike Posts: 78 Member
    I fire up the weber and grill em..

    Marinate in soy, garlic, ginger, chile paste, sesame oil and lime juice for a couple hours and throw them on.
  • Elisastoll
    Elisastoll Posts: 34 Member
    bump
  • theCarlton
    theCarlton Posts: 1,344 Member
    http://pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=chicken thighs
  • chineyLuv
    chineyLuv Posts: 130 Member
    honestly, I rub them w/ mayonnaise (light w/ Oil olive preferably), sprinkle Parmesan cheese and bake them......voila! Juicy tasty chicken
    :smile:
  • SleeplessinBerlin
    SleeplessinBerlin Posts: 513 Member
    This one!!!

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/07/asian-glazed-drumsticks.html
  • msrootitooti
    msrootitooti Posts: 253 Member
    Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs
    http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-honey-brushed-chicken-thighs-10000001591042/

    2 teaspoons garlic powder
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 teaspoon paprika
    1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
    8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
    Cooking spray
    6 tablespoons honey
    2 teaspoons cider vinegar

    Preheat broiler.

    Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. Add chicken to bowl; toss to coat. Place chicken on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil chicken 5 minutes on each side.

    Combine honey and vinegar in a small bowl, stirring well. Remove chicken from oven; brush 1/4 cup honey mixture on chicken. Broil 1 minute. Remove chicken from oven and turn over. Brush chicken with remaining honey mixture. Broil 1 additional minute or until chicken is done.
  • stardancer7
    stardancer7 Posts: 276 Member
    I sprinkle them with lemon pepper and bake them. Cook 8 or 9 at a time and have my lunch protein for three or four days.
  • vivaldirules
    vivaldirules Posts: 169 Member
    Toss them in a ziploc bag with some greek or other seasonig, a little olive oil, acid (lime or lemon juice or vinegar), salt, pepper, and garlic and let them marinate for four plus hours and then grill them. We use a grill pan on the stove which is easier than a BBQ grill. Fabulously simple and tasty.
  • jqh23
    jqh23 Posts: 311 Member
    grill em - squirt with lemon juice, sprinkle with lemon pepper, serve with homemade tazatiki sauce and maybe a honey wheat pita

    tzatiki sauce:: 1 cucumber, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp dill seaoning - purree & fold into 1 cup of greek yogurt.
  • lauren0985
    lauren0985 Posts: 48 Member
    Need:

    Chicken thighs
    Pepper
    Garlic Salt
    Chopped or Minced Garlic - I use Spice world
    EVOO


    Pepper and Garlic all sides, Brown in EVOO put in a baking dish, If you get the Spice World jars of Garlic just spoon half of it into the baking dish and then pour EVOO over the chicken so that it is covered. Cover with foil and bake on 350 for 1.5 -2 hours.

    It will be the most amazing chicken ever. It basically falls apart. My kids arent big chicken eaters but they request this very often. We usually have with broccoli and a side salad.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    We're having them for dinner tonight with our favorite sauce!

    Combine the following in a small mixing bowl
    (fyi - I find the order matters because the hummus dissolves nicely in the lemon juice)

    Zest and juice of one large lemon
    1/2 small container of red pepper hummus
    3 Tbsp brown sugar
    5-6 Tbsp water
    1 tsp dried thyme
    1/2 tsp ground black pepper
    1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
    3 cloves garlic minced

    Put about 2 pounds (8 pieces) of chicken thighs in a tinfoil lined baking pan then spoon sauce over and let marinade. Recommend letting it set overnight.

    Recipe adapted from: http://www.pigpigscorner.com/2009/05/spicy-tahini-baked-chicken.html
  • cosmic8o8
    cosmic8o8 Posts: 131 Member
    Crockpot Chicken Confit:

    8 chicken thighs
    2 tablespoons salt
    4 sprigs fresh thyme
    2 to 3 large garlic clove, crushed
    2 bay leaves
    24 peppercorns
    4 cups melted fat - I prefer pork fat

    2 cloves minced garlic
    1 medium yellow onion, sliced

    Combine the chicken thighs, salt, thyme, garlic, bay leaf, and peppercorns in a large zip lock bag. Shake well and refrigerate overnight.

    Remove the chicken thighs and wipe off all the salt and herbs. Put fat in crockpot first, then add chicken. Make sure the fat covers all the chicken. Add in sliced yellow onion and minced garlic. Cook on low for 8 hours.

    Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Sear the thighs in the skillet, and serve either hot or at room temperature.
  • twiglips
    twiglips Posts: 136 Member
    I marinate them in italian dressing (dry) and balsamic vinegar and then bake them. They're yummy by themselves but also make great lettuce wraps when paired with asian veggies or slaw.
  • JazmineYoli
    JazmineYoli Posts: 547 Member
    Man-Pleasing Chicken
    http://www.wittyinthecity.com/2011/08/man-pleasing-chicken/
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    Chicken thighs- 1 package
    Dijon mustard- 1/2 cup
    Maple syrup- 1/4 cup
    Rice/rice wine vinegar- 1 tablespoon
    Fresh rosemary
    Salt and pepper
  • yogabycrystal
    yogabycrystal Posts: 5
    yumm
  • mockchoc
    mockchoc Posts: 6,573 Member
    Some fantastic ideas! thanks!
  • MissyPoo2013
    MissyPoo2013 Posts: 190 Member
    Bump!
  • rsarahneedham
    rsarahneedham Posts: 1
    This stir fry recipe is delicious,
    spring onions
    chilli
    ginger
    garlic
    corriander-fresh
    carrots
    green beans
    soya sauce
    water
    sunflower oil
    sesame oil
    seame seeds



    defrost the thighs and the cut into cubes, add one table spoon of sunflower oil and a small dash of sesame oil to the wok. heat the oile, and finely slice ginger and chilli, saute lightly, then add the garlic and chicken and seal the chicken but do not brown. Add the vegetables listed, you can also include other vegetables if you prefer, and saute, add the soya sauce and water and cook, checking until the chicken is cooked. If you start with the vegetables already chopped this takes about the same ammount of time as cooking rice.
  • pollyineedtobeskinny
    pollyineedtobeskinny Posts: 362
    Lots

    ▪ stir fry
    ▪ simple grilled chicke breast with veg and potatoes
    ▪ chicken curry
    ▪ fajitas

    there's a fab website you can go on to get some beautiful recipes
    www.skinnytaste.com :smile:
  • Delicate
    Delicate Posts: 625 Member
    My current favourite

    Juice and rind from two oranges, two tablespoons of soy sauce, grated ginger and a drop of chilli sauce in a pan simmer until it reduces a bit

    Brown outside of chicken thigh then add into orange sauce, leave until cooked can add other veg towards the end to soften
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    Capsicum
    Chicken Thigh
    Coconut Oi
    Chobani - Plain Non Fat Greek Yoghurt
    Sriracha Chilli Sauce
    Onion
    Slim rice




    My daily meal..... yummy
  • ducky715
    ducky715 Posts: 38
    I add lemon pepper on top of mine, and my husband and I enjoy it.
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    Make some stuffing, wrap chicken around a spoonful of stuffing, and then wrap in prosciutto or parma ham and bake
  • snowcoon
    snowcoon Posts: 50
    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10052/

    This is a great recipe. Am making it tonight :)
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member
    Throw them in a bowl with some veg (I like courgette, sweet potato, peppers and onions). Mix them all up in some harissa paste and roast in the over for about half an hour. Throw some halloumi in 5 mins before the end.
  • ChasingAmyLiz
    ChasingAmyLiz Posts: 145 Member
    I have this basic recipe for shredded taco chicken in the crockpot. Comes out amazing every time.

    Place chicken thighs in crockpot.
    In a bowl mix together one packet of low sodium taco seasoning, 1 cup water and 1 small can of tomato paste.
    Pour mixture over the chicken and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
    About halfway through the cooking process take the lid off and shred chicken.

    Serve with tortillas and topping for tacos or use on top of salads, in burritos, enchiladas, etc.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,007 Member
    Quinoa flake chicken

    Marinate chicken a few hours in buttermilk (or yoghurt) and garlic salt. Dredge in quinoa flakes. Place on greased baking sheet and spray with a little olive oil. Bake at 200C for about 40 minutes. Very crunchy and satisfies my KFC cravings.

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