Top 60+ chicken thigh recipes
- Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables
- Julie Goodwin’s chicken stroganoff
- Julie Goodwin’s chicken & leek pie with potato bake topping
- Yoghurt marinated chicken with plum & chickpea salad
- Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken
- One pot chicken and rice
- Julie Goodwin’s char siu chicken with egg fried rice
- BBQ chicken thighs
- Soy and sriracha air fryer chicken thighs
- Yellow curry chicken cottage pie
- Chicken stir fry with zucchini noodles
- Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings
- Chicken fricassee with mushroom and leek
- Chicken, zucchini and freekeh soup
- Barbecued chermoula chicken with pea puree
- Slow-cooker butter chicken
- Karaage chicken with Sriracha mayonnaise
- Hot and spicy chicken curry
- Paprika chicken
- Chicken, pumpkin and apricot tagine
- Vietnamese lemongrass chicken bowl
- Sweet and sour chicken
- Chicken and sage tray bake
- Portuguese-style chicken thighs
- Curried chicken pie
- Chicken thigh fillets with salsa verde
- Creamy lemon thyme chicken
- Chicken, lentil and pumpkin curry
- Quick chicken satay
- Chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo
- Chicken and spinach noodles
- Watch Julie Goodwin make her one pan Spanish chicken thighs with potatoes
Looking for new chicken thigh recipes? The benefit of using chicken thighs is they’ll stay deliciously juicy while complementing many different flavour combinations.
Here you’ll find chicken thigh fillet recipes for pies, skewers and pasta bakes, plus noodles, stir-fries, curries and tacos. Whether you prefer skinless chicken thighs or skin on, bone in chicken cutlets, the options really are endless with this versatile meat.
How to defrost frozen chicken thighs
Always thaw frozen chicken in the fridge overnight, never on the kitchen bench or in the sink. Once thawed, use within 24 hours.
A guide to buying chicken
When buying poultry, keep in mind that birds free to roam outside and fed a natural diet without additives, usually taste better. Their proportion of meat to fat is higher compared to intensely farmed chickens. Check the label for free -range or organic certification logos.

Tuscan chicken tray bake

Easy chicken stir fry in a serving bowl and wok

Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables
Air fryer chicken skewers with roast vegetables

Julie Goodwin's chicken stroganoff in the pan with pasta and beans on the side
Julie Goodwin’s chicken stroganoff

Greek style chicken and rice with lemon and fetta

Julie Goodwin's chicken potato bake
Julie Goodwin’s chicken & leek pie with potato bake topping

Apricot chicken tray bake

Yoghurt chicken with plum & chickpea salad
Yoghurt marinated chicken with plum & chickpea salad

Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken tray bake
Julie Goodwin’s Spanish chicken

Apricot chicken skewers with nutty herby rice

Barbecued chicken satay skewers

One pot chicken and rice
One pot chicken and rice

Honey mustard chicken thighs tray bake recipe served with carrots

Chicken shawarma platter

Korean chicken rice with kimchi

A bowl of chicken and mushroom pasta

Julie Goodwin's tandoori chicken skewers served with yogurt sauce, lemon wedges, coriander leaves and roti

8 chicken breasts cooked in a skillet with tahini, lemon and mint.

Julie Goodwin's chicken cacciatore

Julie Goodwin's char siu chicken with egg fried rice
Julie Goodwin’s char siu chicken with egg fried rice

Close of up barbecued chicken thigh fillets
BBQ chicken thighs

Soy and sriracha air fryer chicken on a plate with rice, pak choy and sesame seeds
Soy and sriracha air fryer chicken thighs

Yellow curry chicken cottage pie
Yellow curry chicken cottage pie

Chicken stir fry with zucchini noodles
Chicken stir fry with zucchini noodles

Satay chicken skewers

Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings
Pulled chicken fajitas with cheesy toppings

Two bowls of chicken masala curry

Bowl of chicken mafé stew.

Pot of chicken fricassee stew with a side of pasta
Chicken fricassee with mushroom and leek

Pot of chicken, zucchini & freekeh soup
Chicken, zucchini and freekeh soup

Barbecued chermoula chicken with pea puree
Barbecued chermoula chicken with pea puree

Butter chicken
Slow-cooker butter chicken

Slow-cooker honey mustard chicken

thai basil chicken and snake bean stir-fry

Chilli chicken stir-fry

COQ AU VIN

Thai green chicken curry

chicken pasta bake

Chicken karaage recipe
Karaage chicken with Sriracha mayonnaise

Chicken in turmeric and yoghurt

Garam masala chicken with potatoes

Grilled chicken and corn salsa wrap

Chicken thigh parmigiana

Italian chicken casserole

hot and spicy chicken curry
Hot and spicy chicken curry

Paprika chicken
Paprika chicken

Chicken, pumpkin and apricot tagine
Chicken, pumpkin and apricot tagine

banh mi
Vietnamese lemongrass chicken bowl

Sweet and sour chicken
Sweet and sour chicken

chicken skewers with green olive dressing

Chicken and sage tray bake
Chicken and sage tray bake

Portugese-style chicken thighs
Portuguese-style chicken thighs

Curried Chicken Pie
Curried chicken pie

CHICKEN THIGH FILLETS WITH SALSA VERDE
Chicken thigh fillets with salsa verde

chermoulla barbecued chicken thighs

creamy lemon thyme chicken
Creamy lemon thyme chicken

chicken, lentil and pumpkin curry
Chicken, lentil and pumpkin curry

quick chicken satay
Quick chicken satay

chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo
Chicken, chorizo and okra gumbo

CHICKEN AND SPINACH NOODLES
Chicken and spinach noodles
Watch Julie Goodwin make her one pan Spanish chicken thighs with potatoes
The chicken thigh cutlets don’t need to be browned before being added to the pan in this easy weeknight dinner recipe. Julie suggests six chicken thighs to serve four, but if you have very hungry people you can increase this to eight.