Bone Broth Smothered Chicken
Bone Broth Smothered Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on
- chicken drumsticks, bone-in, skin-on, to make 3 pounds total with thighs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 cups chicken bone broth
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot, or cornstarch
- white rice, cooked, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
Place the chicken into a roasting dish. Season the chicken generously with salt, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and black pepper.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Drizzle the seasoned chicken with olive oil, then toss everything well until the chicken is evenly coated with the seasonings and oil.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the thinly sliced yellow onion and fresh thyme sprigs to the roasting dish, distributing them around the chicken.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Carefully pour the chicken bone broth into the pan, making sure to avoid pouring it directly over the chicken to prevent washing off the seasonings.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Cover the roasting dish tightly with a lid or aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
⏱️ 90 min•🌡️ 350
- 7
Remove the chicken from the oven. Carefully discard the spent sprigs of thyme from the dish.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Pour as much of the broth and pan drippings as possible into a separate bowl. Set the cooked chicken aside in the roasting dish.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Increase the oven temperature to 450°F.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 450
- 10
In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup of the reserved chicken drippings with the arrowroot (or cornstarch). Whisk until completely smooth to create a slurry.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Whisk the prepared slurry into the bowl containing the rest of the chicken drippings, mixing thoroughly to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Pour the prepared gravy mixture over the chicken in the roasting dish and toss gently until the chicken is evenly coated.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Return the chicken to the oven, uncovered, and bake for an additional 20 minutes. For best results, baste the chicken with the gravy every 5 minutes until it is golden brown and the gravy has thickened to your desired consistency.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 450
- 14
Serve the Bone Broth Smothered Chicken hot over cooked white rice.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Bone Broth Smothered Chicken
- 3 pounds chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on
- chicken drumsticks, bone-in, skin-on, to make 3 pounds total with thighs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 cups chicken bone broth
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot, or cornstarch
- white rice, cooked, for serving
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
⏱️ 15 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
Place the chicken into a roasting dish. Season the chicken generously with salt, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and black pepper.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Drizzle the seasoned chicken with olive oil, then toss everything well until the chicken is evenly coated with the seasonings and oil.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the thinly sliced yellow onion and fresh thyme sprigs to the roasting dish, distributing them around the chicken.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Carefully pour the chicken bone broth into the pan, making sure to avoid pouring it directly over the chicken to prevent washing off the seasonings.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Cover the roasting dish tightly with a lid or aluminum foil and bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
⏱️ 90 min•🌡️ 350 - 7
Remove the chicken from the oven. Carefully discard the spent sprigs of thyme from the dish.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Pour as much of the broth and pan drippings as possible into a separate bowl. Set the cooked chicken aside in the roasting dish.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Increase the oven temperature to 450°F.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 450 - 10
In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup of the reserved chicken drippings with the arrowroot (or cornstarch). Whisk until completely smooth to create a slurry.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Whisk the prepared slurry into the bowl containing the rest of the chicken drippings, mixing thoroughly to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Pour the prepared gravy mixture over the chicken in the roasting dish and toss gently until the chicken is evenly coated.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Return the chicken to the oven, uncovered, and bake for an additional 20 minutes. For best results, baste the chicken with the gravy every 5 minutes until it is golden brown and the gravy has thickened to your desired consistency.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 450 - 14
Serve the Bone Broth Smothered Chicken hot over cooked white rice.
⏱️ 1 min