Bulgarian 6-ingredient Baked Chicken
Bulgarian yogurt marinade baked chicken
Original recipe and credit goes to
@themodernnonna
INGREDIENTS🫐🥧
8 chicken thighs — mine are bone in, skin on, but you can use any
1/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup plain yogurt — I use Balkan-Style but any works
2 big pinches of salt
pepper to taste
paprika to taste
tablespoon of Italian seasoning — use dry oregano if you don’t have any
1/4 cup water or broth
Directions:
- Add the chicken to a bowl with the rest of the ingredients and massage it really well with clean hands. Let it sit and marinate in the fridge for at least one hour to overnight. You don't have to wait as you can bake it right away but it will be so much more tender if you do.
- Take it out of the fridge and transfer it to an oven safe baking dish. Pre-heat the oven to 400F.
- Push the chicken to the side with a spoon and add some water or broth and move the chicken around so that the juices are distributed evenly.
- Bake it uncovered for 45 minutes to one hour depending on how big/small the thighs are. To crisp up the skin further you can add the chicken on broil for 1-2 minutes but keep a very close eye on it. Enjoy on salad, mashed potatoes, on wraps, with rice, or with any side you like.
You can use any cut of chicken, like chicken breast but the cooking time will have to be adjusted. Less time for white meat and more time for dark meat. Breast will take anywhere from 15-25 minutes depending on the thickness and cut.
Feel free to use any seasonings you love and you can absolutely do this with whole chicken as well. The longer you let it sit, the better. Let it sit anywhere from a minimum of one hour to overnight.
You can use any plain yogurt you like such as Greek yogurt. Sour cream and mayo are amazing alternatives to yogurt. If you are dairy-free you can use Vegenaise as well.
https://www.themodernnonna.com/juiciest-6-ingredient-chicken/
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