Chicken thigh recipes?

[Fierce Critter]

GM - your recipes thusfar have been a big hit. I made the chicken soup, and though I made a slight variation on it, it went over big. And the Grandma's Goulash was a particularly big hit with Jon. Thanks SO much.

Food Lion has chicken thighs on sale for .79 cents a lb. I made the soup last week from it, and it worked out wonderful. I'm planning on making a crock pot chicken broccoli soup this week.

I'm looking for more recipes using chicken thighs. Ordinarily, I don't like thigh meat. But for the price, I'm tempering my taste for expensive breast meat and liking what is saving me the most $$ right now. Today's the last day of the sale and I want to stock my freezer.

But I'd really appreciate some tried-and-true recipe suggestions for using this meat. I have NO problem parboiling & boning the thighs, and love noodle dishes in particular. They're so versatile & filling.

THANKS!!!

[gothicmom]

Do you have a gas grill?

Edited to add. I'll post a wonderful marinade later. Right now I'm getting ready to make supper myself!. Chicken thighs!!!! Mine are boneless and skinless, not sure exactly what I'm going to do, I'lllet you know how it turned out and post the other recipe.

[gothicmom]

Alrighty then.....first what I made tonight.

I fried the boneless, skinless thighs in bacon grease, threw in some onion, pepper, and bacon pieces, from about 3 thick slices. It was really good. I'm rather proud of myself since I kind of made it up as I went along!

I found this marinade in the Taste Of Home magazine. I think it tastes like Ya-Ya's chicken! I've made this in the oven but it's best on a grill. I recomend a gas grill since it cooks for a long time.

Herb Fryer Chicken

1/3 c. lemon juice

1/4 c. olive or vege oil

1/4 c. minced fresh parsely (I use dried, enough for it to look pretty!)

2Tbs. finely chopped onion

3 garlic cloves, minced

1Tbs. grated lemon peel

1tsp. minced fresh thyme (I never put this in, not sure why)

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pep

1 broiler/fryer cut up, 3 lbs. (I usually use thighs, but I have used boneless breasts and bone in breast. Make sure to adjust cooking time)

In a large resealable bag ( I've used a 9x13 size pan because I didn't have any bags. Just make sure to turn often)

Thow everything in to the bag, seal the bag, give a good shake to evenly coat and refrigerate overnight, turning every so often to redistribute the marinade.

Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat for 35-40 minutes or until juices run clear, turning every 15 minutes.

[Fierce Critter]

I will definitely give that a try. I picked up a vacuum-seal marinade dish at a yard sale last year, and it's great.

Thanks so much for yet another great sounding recipe.

YA-YA's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMFG!!!! I LOVED YA-Ya's - and REALLY miss them. The last ones I knew of were in Traverse City and Westland. The TC one closed a loooooooong time ago, and the Westland location soon after.

Wonder if they're still open anywhere...

[gothicmom]

There is one in Flint. It smells soooo good when you are at the gas station next door. I thought Ya-Ya's was a bit pricey, but sooooo good.

[Fierce Critter]

I agree - pricey. But man, what a FLAVOR.

[honeymustard02]

I found a really easy hot made pot pie recipe that you could use.

You take chicken and frozen veggies and you heat them up. Then you take some canned gravy throw that in and heat it all up together.

Get a baking dish and throw it all in there and cover with the frozen biscuts and cook 10-12 mins or until done.

[Fierce Critter]

I actually make a pot pie recipe very similar to that.

Chicken, cream of chicken soup, canned veggies (peas & carrots), mix & throw in dish, cover with Bisquick mix.

Ate it too much too often and now I'm sick of it. But it may show up on my list of things to make just 'cause it's cheap and filling.

The broccoli soup didn't come out that good. It's edible, but I wanted to thicken it so used the "overcooked noodles" technique. Shouldn't have bothered - it made it too floury and the flavor disappeared. Eating it anyway - put $$ into it and it's still nutritious, so it gets eaten.

Jon spent 4 hours making homemade bread boules the other day, and we're eating it out of that. VERY filling.

[gothicmom]

I love the Bisquick pot pie!!! The one in or on the box. I've modified it!

I use a can of VegAll homestyle vegetables.

Cream of Chicken soup rather than mushroom.

Topped with chicken gravy after it's baked.

That tastes soooo much better.

[Fierce Critter]

That's the recipe I use - with variations.

I also use cream of chicken soup. And usually boil my own carrots (not big pea fans here, so I don't always add canned ones). The VegAll veggies idea I LIKEY. I think I'll do that next time.

My mother loves that recipe. Insisted I had to make it for her when she visited year before last.