Crispy-skin chicken thighs

Crispy-skin chicken thighs

Delicious and gluten-free chicken and crispy potato wedges, roasted with paprika and lemon

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200/gas 7. Wipe the chicken thighs with kitchen paper. Finely grate the zest from 1 lemon and squeeze the juice from both. Mix in a shallow dish with the tarragon, 1 tbsp of the oil, and some salt and pepper. Slash the skin of each chicken thigh three times, then turn in the marinade. The chicken pieces can be cooked immediately or left in the fridge for up to a day.
  2. Cut the potatoes into wedges and spread over a roasting tin. Toss in the remaining oil and sprinkle with paprika. Set a rack on top and arrange the chicken pieces on the rack. Bake for 30-40 mins, until the chicken is well browned and the potatoes tender. Serve with a simple green salad.
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MAKE IT DIFFERENT

Other herbs, such as thyme or marjoram, can be used instead of tarragon. And you can add some whole, unpeeled cloves of garlic, or trimmed spring onions to the dish of potatoes.

917 kcalories, protein 64g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 60 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 2g, salt 0.74 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2005.

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  • 12 September 2010

    YorkshireJen rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Nice, well-behaved supper dish but not as tasty as I expected it would be somehow.

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  • 20 January 2011

    Ali Delicious rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just cooked this and it was a winner. There was a lot of fat from the thighs, but I drained that out half way through to ensure the wedges were crispy. I'll be making this again!

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  • 25 February 2011

    asjas rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and very easy. I did however make it slightly differently - I roasted the chicken in a dish on it's own and did the potatoes separately in a roasting tray, which meant they were lovely and tasty without the chicken fat. The chicken had an hour at 170C and looked and tasted great. I also used one and a half teaspoons of dried tarragon as I didn't have fresh. The combination of tarragon and lemon was delicious and a real surprise to me - I love tarragon but had never combined it with lemon. Everyone loved it and I would definitely make it again!

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  • 04 March 2011

    SantaC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a great dish - the aroma is wonderful and the tanginess of the lemon dripping through to the wedges just made them that bit different. Scrummy & easy - I like!

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  • 06 May 2011

    Julie Smart rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 05 August 2011

    Jayne and Adriano commented on this recipe

    Just tried this recipe, absolutely lovely, the only thing I changed was the wedges I made them into chips and I wouldn't put paprika on them again. All in all a wonderful meal.

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  • 19 October 2011

    carolj commented on this recipe

    sounds an awful lot of calories!

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  • 19 October 2011

    carolj commented on this recipe

    sounds like too many calories!

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  • 19 October 2011

    carolj commented on this recipe

    sounds like too many calories!

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  • 19 October 2011

    carolj commented on this recipe

    sounds like too many calories!

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  • 19 November 2011

    kleo1982 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Cooking time is misleading, if you use some cheap value chicken maybe 40 mins is enough or if you like chicken medium rare, otherwise increase cooking time. Lovely recipe though.

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  • 28 November 2011

    Jamie commented on this recipe

    yay thats a nice chicken recipe there. Do you have a nice chicken breast recipe thats easy to cook. Something like this one http://recipewithchickenbreast.com/marmalade-roasted-chicken-breast-recipe/

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  • 31 March 2012

    carolj commented on this recipe

    917 calories and how much fat??? crikey, will b givin this 1 a miss!!!!

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  • 20 June 2012

    Neil commented on this recipe

    A lot of comments refer to sogginess. I would follow these tips to avoid this: Use a rack above the Potatoes to place the chicken on & once marinaded pour away excess juice. It worked for me. The tip about the rack is in the method however it may have been missed.

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  • 11 July 2012

    sabrina74 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this twice, once with thyme and the other with tarragon , it worked well with both, my preference was the thyme, also I split the wedges and cooked some in my actifyer, which is healthier and not as greasy, I will never cook with chicken again,way toooo greasy!!! but I will cook the chicken on the rack, I tossed in some cumin seeds i with the potatoes which I liked.. great easy cooking,

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  • 11 July 2012

    sabrina74 commented on this recipe

    I have made this twice, once with thyme and the other with tarragon , it worked well with both, my preference was the thyme, also I split the wedges and cooked some in my actifyer, which is healthier and not as greasy, I will never cook with chicken again,way toooo greasy!!! but I will cook the chicken on the rack, I tossed in some cumin seeds i with the potatoes which I liked.. great easy cooking,

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

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917 kcalories, protein 64g, carbohydrate 32g, fat 60 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 2g, salt 0.74 g

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