Grilled Chicken Thighs

6 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes

Easy Grilled Chicken Thighs recipe for perfect chicken with crispy skin, juicy meat, and amazing flavor. A great weeknight dinner for summer.

From Grilled Chicken Breasts to Grilled Chicken Legs, throwing Chicken pieces on the BBQ is the perfect easy dinner for hot summer days when you don’t want to turn on the oven.

Sabrina’s Grilled Chicken Thighs Recipe

One of the best things about skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs is that they are pretty inexpensive but super flavorful, especially when grilled. The fatty skin helps trap the natural juices and locks in moisture. And the crispy, mouthwatering chicken skin with smoky char simply can’t be beat. The key to getting them extra juicy and tasty is marinating them for a good amount of time. You’ll need to plan at least 3 hours for it to fully tenderize and flavor the meat. But for a budget-friendly main dish that tastes like a million bucks, it’s worth remembering to plan ahead!

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Grilled Chicken Thighs

Easy Grilled Chicken Thighs recipe for perfect chicken with crispy skin, juicy meat, and amazing flavor. A great weeknight dinner for summer.
Yield 6 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

Marinade:

  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard

To Finish:

  • 6 chicken thighs , bone in and skin on

Instructions

  • Add vegetable oil, cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, garlic powder and ground mustard to a bowl and mix well.
  • Add the chicken thighs, turn to coat.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
  • Remove chicken from marinade and let excess drip off.
  • Heat your grill to medium high and oil the grate with a paper towel.
  • Grill the chicken for 8-10 minutes on each side then let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

Note: Check that your chicken is cooked through before turning off your grill, the temperate must reach 165 degrees.

Nutrition

Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 281mg | Potassium: 244mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 89IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
Platter of grilled chicken pieces with lemon wedges

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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