Panko-Crusted Roast Chicken Thighs With Mustard and Thyme
4.7
(46)
Who isn’t looking for a quick-to-make, easy-to-love dinner for busy weeknights? This roast chicken recipe will become one of your MVPs.
Ingredients
4 servings
¾
4
¼
2
8
1
2
Preparation
Step 1
Place a rack in highest position in oven; preheat to 450°. Place panko in a small bowl. Mash butter, mustard, and thyme leaves in another small bowl with a fork (it will be a little lumpy). Season chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper. Arrange skin side up a rimmed baking sheet and smear all over skin side of thighs. Working with 1 piece at a time, firmly press chicken, skin side down, into panko so crumbs adhere. Place back on baking sheet skin side up.
Step 2
Arrange carrots and thyme sprigs around chicken and drizzle with oil; season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and bake until carrots are tender and chicken is cooked though, 25–30 minutes.
Step 3
Heat broiler. Broil chicken and carrots just until panko is golden brown and carrots are tender and browned in spots, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a platter and pour pan juices over top.
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Reviews (46)
Back to TopAs someone who’s just beginning to get into cooking this recipe was easy and delicious! Tonight is my second time making it. First time instead of making the carrot as suggest in the post I air fried carrots with a honey and butter glaze, and used frozen bag chicken thighs, and defrosted them before hand. Tonight I’m skipping the carrots though and using baby potatoes chopped with olive oil and rosemary. No matter that though turned out amazing and bf rated it a 9/10!
Anonymous
3/26/2024
Followed another reviewer and used my cast iron, searing the skin prior to adding butter mixture and panko. I then deglazed with a splash of white wine before putting the carrots in and resting thighs on top. Delicious!
Jodi
Thousand Oaks, CA
1/3/2024
I cut the recipe in half, and first seared the skins in a cast-iron pan with a glug of veg oil for 2 min before slathering on the butter-mustard-thyme mixture and the panko.. Added the carrots and a few baby potatoes back into the pan, followed by the chicken, and cooked at 450 for 30 min as advertised. There was no need for the broiler at the end. Absolutely delicious! A definite keeper!!
Willie
Dundas, ON
10/18/2023
This is a recipe I come back to at least every month. I like to up the dried thyme and, occasionally, throw in some garlic powder. Worth using good quality butter for the chicken, makes a big difference.
Caddie Burr
Nashville, TN
5/18/2022
The skin doesn’t crisp at all and that is a huge bummer
Mariana Nunes
New York
12/1/2021
Super quick!! Love the flavors. Thinking about trying it with boneless, skinless breasts since the skin doesn't get crispy and I hate next-day chicken skin. The carrots get AMAZINGLY charred and flavored; I might double or triple the amount next time. Heads up, I think the steps should be reversed and you should drizzle the carrots with olive oil before adding the chicken to the tray (we tossed the carrots in a separate bowl).
JS
Chicago, IL
4/19/2021
Loved this dish. Easy instructions to follow, very easy to make, and an ideal 'working from home quick lunch of 5 mins to prep and leave it in the oven for 25mins, what could be easier? I roasted some broccoli to the pan too so had multiple veg, so it became a 1 tray meal with even less washing up. Who said working from home was less productive???
Anonymous
Singapore
2/18/2021
wondering what temperature to bake at?
Anonymous
New York City
2/2/2021
seems to be missing cooking time for thighs? just 2-3 minutes?
Anonymous
St Augustine, FL
1/31/2021
We used thin cutlets (chicken breast) for this recipe, as my partner isn't a fan of thighs - it turned out perfectly! Honestly one of our new favorite recipes, and we will defnitely be making this again.
Sara
Denver, Colorado
1/28/2021
Making this for my family tonight and don’t see when I add the mustard and nutter mixture! Yikes help- looking forward to trying this
Jane
11/16/2020
So so so good - savory and satisfying. Will definitely make again!
Marissa T.
Tempe, AZ
11/10/2020
Delicious meal, as I’m not into thighs, I used breast instead, turned out really well, especially the char on the carrots.
Anonymous
Victoria, Australia
8/21/2020
Great! I made it, used Emeril's seasoned panko, other than that the same. It was great!
KitDay55
Chicago
4/29/2020
....also cut the excess flapping skin off. Just needs one layer on top, not all of that extra skin hanging off the sides...
Anonymous
NY, NY
4/10/2020