In the Catbird Seat: Top 10 Best Chicken Thigh Recipes!

My friend and I both adore chicken thigh recipes. They’re relatively cheap, super-easy to prepare, highly versatile, and most of all, they’re so delicious! Last night, she asked me, “Quick! What’s your favorite chicken thigh recipe?”. I just stood there in dumbfounded silence, at a total loss for words, with every beloved chicken thigh recipe suddenly swirling around in my head. How could I possibly choose one standout recipe from a whole list of standout favorites?!

I never did come up with a decisive answer for my friend. Therefore, I decided to put together this list of favorite chicken thigh recipes to share with her as well as all the other chicken thigh fans out there. Some of the recipes are mine (and come from this Catbird Life website), but most come from other favorite recipe websites such as New York Times Cooking, and Bon Appetit. In every case, all of the images below are mine, so you can have a better idea of how each recipe turns out when prepared by an amateur cook like myself. Also, I have provided links for each recipe below. If you encounter a paywall and are unable to access the full recipe, please feel free to comment below or message me. I’ll be happy to send you the text of my adaptation of any of these recipes!

Lastly, I’d love to hear about your own favorite chicken thigh recipes! Please feel free to share your own favorites by commenting below (with links if possible). Hope you enjoy my little curated collection of chicken thigh recipes. Special thanks to Jess for her generous and always inspiring spirit.