I’ve been seeing a recipe for brown sugar and Italian mix on baked chicken thighs floating around Pinterest. Tonight, I tried it for the first time. The recipe called for 1/2 cup of brown sugar and a packet of the Italian dressing mix. This covered three thighs well. The fourth thigh was barely coated. Since I had a lot of thighs to cook and only one packet (poor planning), I decided to try one batch of 4 following the recipe on Pinterest, and another batch of 4 with Ranch dressing mix added to the (*ahem) 1 cup of brown sugar.
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Picture above is the Italian recipe. The picture below is the Ranch recipe.
I served one thigh of each recipe to my husband and teen boys with a toothpick in the Ranch recipe thigh. They were to tell me if they preferred the toothpick thigh or the non-toothpick thigh. The reviews were completely mixed. I preferred the Italian. One son preferred the Italian while the other preferred the Ranch. My husband liked them both equally.
I suppose I have two new recipes to add to my repertoire. Yay!
Are you ready to make some baked chicken thighs? Check out the recipe below!
Baked Chicken Thighs with Brown Sugar and Italian Dressing Mix
Ingredients
- Chicken Thighs
- Packet of Italian dressing mix or Ranch dressing mix
- 1 cup of brown sugar
Instructions
- Mix the packet of dressing mix with the brown sugar.
- Drop the thighs into the mixture until covered.
- Place in pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees until browned and thoroughly cooked.
- Easy Peasy! Just the way I like it.
Baked Chicken Thighs with Brown Sugar and Italian Dressing Mix
Ingredients
- Chicken Thighs
- Packet of Italian dressing mix or Ranch dressing mix
- 1 cup of brown sugar
Instructions
- Mix the packet of dressing mix with the brown sugar.
- Drop the thighs into the mixture until covered.
- Place in pan.
- Bake at 400 degrees until browned and thoroughly cooked.
- Easy Peasy! Just the way I like it.
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8 chicken thighs
2T olive oil
1 packet powdered Italian dressing
2t brown sugar
Mix the olive oil, Italian dressing and brown sugar in a small bowl. Arrange the chicken thighs on a rimmed baking pan. Sprinkle with coating.
Bake at 400° for 40 minutes
This recipe is easy to adjust for different preferences. I'm glad you found a version that appeals to you.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your recipe. Just to make sure, if I had 8 thighs would that be 2 packets of seasoning and then 1 cup of brown sugar total? Thanks in advance!
That will work if you're a little less heavy-handed than I was that day. 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar with 2 packets would work better in my opinion.
Hi! Do you happen to know if this is slow cooker friendly? ☺️
It can be cooked in the slow cooker, but the consistency would definitely be different.