Author: Amar89f2ingh

Chicken the love of many food enthusiasts is always something meant to crave for.

Whats better than a dish which has delicious chicken in it along with other healthy food which is beneficial for your body? Chicken thighs are cheap and full of flavour filled with a herb stuffing for a tasty budget meal. Chicken thighs are easy to make and can create a good impression on the people to who you are serving to.

For making a delicious stuffed chicken thighs dish you’ll need the following ingredients :

Method 1 :

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 onion finely chopped/ minced
• 1 tomato, with seeds
• 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
• 2 garlic cloves made into a paste
• White breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley
• 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 lemon, zest only and the juice of half a lemon
• 1 egg yolk
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 6 chicken thighs, bones removed with 1-2 tbsp butter on it

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium flame. Add onion and garlic and fry for 4-5 minutes until softened.
3. Mix together the breadcrumbs, parsely,thyme,lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl till well combined.
4. Add the cooked onion and garlic and the egg yolk and stir well to combine properly. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
5. Lay each piece of thigh meat out and spread with an even layer of the stuffing mixture. Roll up each stuffed chicken thigh and secure with cocktail sticks.
6. Place each stuffed chicken thigh into a roasting tin and dot all over with butter.
7. Roast the stuffed chicken thighs in the oven for 30-35 minutes, until cooked through and golden-brown. Serve with steamed vegetables or salad.

Method 2:

Ingredients :

• Cooking spray
• 6 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 small minced onion
• 1 tomato
• 10 black olives
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 pound carrots
• Olive oil

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil and grease it with cooking spray.
2. Spread the chicken thighs open on a flat work space. Pound to even thickness with the flat side of meat mallet and season with salt and pepper.
3. Beat egg with fork in a bowl. Stir in 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, onion,tomato,and black olives. Mix with enough breadcrumbs to bind well.
4. Put a spoonful of the filling in the center of chicken thigh. Fold chicken over filling, tucking in any loose ends with toothpicks and arrange on baking sheet. Sprinkle the left over 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over chicken thighs.
5. Arrange potatoes and carrots around chicken thighs and drizzle olive oil over vegetables, season with salt and pepper.
6. Bake in the preheated oven until chicken juices run clear for about 30-40 minutes.

Method 3 :

1. In a bowl combine chicken thighs, minced onion, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp salt and marinate in the fridge while preparing your mushroom stuffing.
2. Rinse and pat dry mushrooms and slice them with finely dice 1/2 onion. Heat a large pan over medium heat then add 2 tbsp olive oil. Add in slice mushrooms and diced onion. Cook for about 8 minutes while stirring. Leave the liquid from the mushrooms in the pan and sprinkle 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and 2 tbsp flour and stir firmly.
3. Continue sauteing about 1 minute until mushrooms have gravy-ish consistency.
4. Place you marinated chicken thigh top side down on a working surface and spread out your chicken thigh and place mushroom filling in the center. Cover the mushrooms with the sides of your chicken thigh and place into a deep baking pan keeping mushrooms sealed in the chicken thighs.
5. Arrange the stuffed chicken thighs on the metal pan and cover with aluminium foil and bake at 350F for about 30-40 minutes and bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes.
6. If you want the tops to be crisp and brown set the oven to broil and continue to bake for another 5-6 minutes until the top gets golden and finally brush with little olive oil to make them shine.
7. Serve with vegetables or salad.

Method 4 :

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees and line a baking sheet with foil.
2. In a bowl mix parsely and minced onion and divide into 6 equal parts.
3. Place chicken skinned side down and spread them out. Place a log inside the chicken where the bone was and fold the chicken around it.
4. Wrap each thigh in strip of bacon and seam side under the chicken.
5. Place the chicken on the pampered pan and brush each thigh with the olive oil.
6. Bake for about 30-40 minutes until cooked and the bacon is golden brown and crispy. Let the chicken rest for 10 minutes before serving.
7. Serve the chicken thighs with salad.

Method 5 :

Ingredients :

• 8 boneless chicken thighs
• 16 slices bacon
• 1 package of stove top stuffing

Instructions :

1. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
2. Prepare stuffing accordingly and leave it cool down.
3. Lay out each chicken thigh and place stuffing exactly in the center. You want a good size of serving but you need to be able to fold it and wrap it closed.
4. Fold each chicken thigh closed around the stuffing and secure with a toothpick.
5. Wrap each thigh with 2 slices of bacon in a criss-cross pattern and secure with toothpick.
6. Place on a foil lined sheet, seam side down and bake for about 35-40 minutes.
7. Serve with salad or veggies.