How To Make Stuffed Chicken Thighs?
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:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium flame. Add onion and garlic and fry for 4-5 minutes until softened.
- Mix together the breadcrumbs, parsely,thyme,lemon zest and lemon juice in a bowl till well combined.
- 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.
- 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.
- Place each stuffed chicken thigh into a roasting tin and dot all over with butter.
- 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:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil and grease it with cooking spray.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Arrange potatoes and carrots around chicken thighs and drizzle olive oil over vegetables, season with salt and pepper.
- Bake in the preheated oven until chicken juices run clear for about 30-40 minutes.
Method 3 :
- In a bowl combine chicken thighs, minced onion, 1 cup mayonnaise, 1 tsp salt and marinate in the fridge while preparing your mushroom stuffing.
- 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.
- Continue sauteing about 1 minute until mushrooms have gravy-ish consistency.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve with vegetables or salad.
Method 4 :
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 400F degrees and line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a bowl mix parsely and minced onion and divide into 6 equal parts.
- 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.
- Wrap each thigh in strip of bacon and seam side under the chicken.
- Place the chicken on the pampered pan and brush each thigh with the olive oil.
- 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.
- Serve the chicken thighs with salad.
Method 5 :
Ingredients :
- 8 boneless chicken thighs
- 16 slices bacon
- 1 package of stove top stuffing
Instructions :
- Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
- Prepare stuffing accordingly and leave it cool down.
- 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.
- Fold each chicken thigh closed around the stuffing and secure with a toothpick.
- Wrap each thigh with 2 slices of bacon in a criss-cross pattern and secure with toothpick.
- Place on a foil lined sheet, seam side down and bake for about 35-40 minutes.
- Serve with salad or veggies.