Southern Chicken and Gravy

Ingredients

  • 6 bone in chicken thighs about 4 pounds
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons flour
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock *see notes
  • 1/8 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet optional
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
  • Rub olive over the chicken thighs evenly.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the paprika, granulated garlic, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
  • Rub the spice mixture evenly over the chicken thighs.
  • In a medium bowl whisk about 1/4 cup of stock with the flour until smooth then add in the rest of the stock, add in the kitchen bouquet if you’re using it, and whisk until smooth.
  • Pour the gravy into a 9×13 baking dish and carefully place the chicken thighs into the gravy.
  • Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees using a digital meat thermometer.
  • Remove chicken to a plate and whisk the gravy until smooth. If it’s too thick add 1 tablespoon of hot water until your desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

Chicken-I use skin-on chicken thighs, chicken legs also work great or a combination.

Stock- Both chicken and beef stock work great. Chicken stock will have a lighter-colored gravy.

Kitchen Bouquet-I like to use a pinch of this to make the gravy darker when I use chicken stock.

If the gravy is too thick whisk in a couple of tablespoons of hot water to thin it out.

If the gravy comes out too thin. Remove the chicken to a platter and place the dish back into the oven to cook for another 5 minutes to thicken.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 33gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 169mgSodium: 744mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g

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