Butter Dijon Parmesan Crusted Oven Fried Chicken Thighs

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Step 2

Line a sheet pan with foil or parchment for easy clean up.

Step 3

Spray with no stick spray.

Step 4

Rinse and pat dry chicken thighs - set aside.  Dryer the chicken, the more it will crisp up for you.

Step 5

Mix together melted butter and dijon in a medium bowl. Combine Panko, parmesan, salt and pepper in another bowl.

Step 6

Add chicken thighs to butter/dijon mixture and gently toss to be sure each piece of chicken is coated.  It only needs a thin coat of the rich dijon butter mixture.

Step 7

Press each chicken thigh into Panko crumb mixture and place on prepared pan.

Step 8

Spray top of coated chicken thighs with additional non stick spray.  This really helps those crumbs get crispy!

Step 9

Bake for about 25-30 minutes until coating is crispy and brown and chicken is cooked though to an internal temp of 165 degrees.

Step 10

Serve with a drizzle of honey if desired.  We like this with mashed potatoes and a side of steamed broccoli.