Best 6 Baked Buffalo Thighs Recipes

BAKED BUFFALO THIGHS

Steps:

• Coat a non-stick skillet with cooking spray; add oil.
• Place over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side.
• Transfer to an 11x7 baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Combine hot sauce and next four ingredients; pour over chicken.
• Bake, uncovered, at 400 for 25 minutes.
• Serve with blue cheese dressing.

BUFFALO DRUMSTICKS

Steps:

• For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Rinse and pat dry the drumsticks. Mix the oil, chili powder, garlic powder, and some salt and pepper in a medium bowl or resealable plastic bag. Toss the drumsticks in the seasoned oil to coat well. Bake the drumsticks on a wire rack placed on a baking sheet (so air circulates around chicken) until very tender and the skin is crisp, 50 minutes.
• For the spicy sauce: Mix together the butter, hot sauce and BBQ sauce in a large bowl.
• Toss the drumsticks in the spicy sauce until well coated. Place the drumsticks back on the rack and continue baking an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cook's Note: For an alternate milder sauce, whisk together 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon hot sauce, juice and zest of 1 lime, 1 clove of garlic, minced and some salt and pepper.

BUFFALO CHICKEN THIGHS (BAKED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F.
• In a bowl or large plastic bag add flour, paprika, salt, celery salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place 3 pats of butter on the sheet. Place in oven for 2 to 3 minutes to melt the butter.
• Brush chicken thighs with olive oil, then place in the bag (one at a time) and coat with seasoning mixture.
• Place each chicken piece skin side down on the baking sheet, in the butter.
• Bake for 35 minutes, remove from oven and turn the thighs over. Return to the oven and bake for 10 to 15 more minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches (165°F).
• Remove chicken from oven, put the thighs in a medium-sized bowl, drizzle with buffalo sauce, then toss to coat.

BAKED BUFFALO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour 1/3 cup wing sauce into a shallow dish. Add chicken breasts and turn to coat. Let stand 15 minutes or refrigerate, covered, up , to 24 hours. , Preheat oven to 400°. Drain chicken, discarding marinade. In a shallow bowl, mix flour, tarragon and pepper. Place bread crumbs and remaining wing sauce in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in flour mixture to coat all sides; shake off excess. Dip in wing sauce, then in bread crumbs, patting to help coating adhere., Place chicken on a rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

BAKED BUFFALO WINGS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and lightly grease with cooking spray. Place the flour, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into a resealable plastic bag, and shake to mix. Add the chicken wings, seal, and toss until well coated with the flour mixture. Place the wings onto the prepared baking sheet, and place into the refrigerator. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk together the melted butter and hot sauce in a small bowl. Dip the wings into the butter mixture, and place back on the baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and crispy on the outside, about 45 minutes. Turn the wings over halfway during cooking so they cook evenly.

BUFFALO CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine first four ingredients in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; seal.
• Shake to blend.
• Add half of chicken to bag; seal; shake to coat.
• Remove chicken from bag, shaking to remove excess flour mixture.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil to pan; swirl to coat.
• Add flour-coated chicken to pan; saute 4 minutes on each side or until browned.
• Transfer browned chicken to a jelly-roll pan.
• Repeat procedure with the remaining uncooked chicken, flour mixture, and oil.
• Discard remaining flour mixture.
• Bake chicken at 375 degrees for 8 minutes or until done.
• Combine hot sauce and butter in microwave-safe dish; microwave at high for 30 seconds or until butter melts, stirring to blend.
• Place chicken in a shallow dish; drizzle with butter sauce; toss to coat.