Best 8 Baked Mexican Chicken Thighs Recipes

ONE POT MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat the cast iron skillet on high heat.
• Season your chicken to taste with garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, oregano, paprika, kosher salt and cayenne pepper.
• Add the chicken, skin side down and cook until browned, 4-5 minutes.
• Flip and cook an additional 3-4 minutes.
• Push the chicken to the side (or onto a plate).
• Add the olive oil to your cast iron skillet and heat on medium-high.
• Add in the onions and start to cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Once the onions are mostly melted add in the garlic. Cook for 30 seconds while stirring.
• Add in the uncooked rice, salsa and red bell pepper and cook for a minute until boiling.
• Pour in the chicken stock and put the chicken back in skin side up.
• Bake covered with foil for 35-40 minutes.

MEXICAN-SPICED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Lay out the chicken thighs in the prepared pan, skin-side up. Squeeze the lime juice all over the meat.
• Combine all the spices in a small bowl. Sprinkle generously over the meat.
• Divide the butter up into 8 little clumps. Place 1 clump on top of each chicken thigh.
• Bake for about 45 minutes.

MEXICAN SMOTHERED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, seasoned salt, salt and pepper. Place milk in a separate shallow bowl. Coat chicken with flour mixture, then dip in milk and coat again with flour mixture., In a large skillet, brown chicken in oil in batches. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , In the same skillet, saute onion and jalapenos until tender. Add the tomato sauce, water and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Pour over chicken., Cover and bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°. Freeze option: Place cooled chicken with sauce in freezer containers and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered skillet, gently stirring; add a little broth or water if necessary.

HEALTHY MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season one side of chicken breasts with half the cumin, half the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; arrange chicken breasts with seasoned sides down in the hot oil. Fry until chicken is lightly browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Season the top of each chicken breast with the remaining cumin, remaining garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; flip chicken and cook until other side is lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. If the skillet gets dry, pour in just enough juice from the salsa to keep it from burning.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a 9x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend. Loosen all the drippings from the skillet with a little more juice from the salsa and pour on top of chicken breasts. Spoon salsa over cheese layer.
• Bake chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

BAKED MEXICAN CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place chicken in 1 layer in baking dish.
• Combine all other ingredients, pour over chicken.
• Cover, bake 30 minutes. Remove cover, bake an additional 15 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and jalapeno peppers in butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine soup and milk. Stir in the rice, chicken, 2 cups cheese and onion mixture., Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and the cheese is melted.

VERSATILE MEXICAN CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Mix the garlic, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper on a wide plate or baking dish. Put chicken thighs on top, then turn them over to coat with the seasoning mix.
• Put the olive oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken thighs and cook 7-8 minutes. Turn the thighs over and cook 7-8 minutes longer or until thighs are cooked through.

EASY BAKED CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place thighs in a baking dish. Season chicken thighs on all sides with garlic powder and onion flakes.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).