Baked chicken thighs with cherry tomatoes is a great one-dish recipe!

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Baked Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic recipe

Elise Bauer

Baked Chicken Thighs in a Hurry

This baked chicken dish is made for busy days.

It takes all of 10 minutes of hands-on time and 45 minutes in the oven.

My mother and father stopped by the other day for lunch, and I served them this chicken.

Baked Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes and Garlic

Elise Bauer

They both gave it two thumbs up for taste, and my mom gave extra points for simplicity.

it’s possible for you to use it for dipping crusty toasted bread.

The recipe calls for bone-in thighs.

bone in skin on Chicken thighs in a dish

Elise Bauer

The recipe calls for skin-on thighs.

Sprinkle both sides of the chicken thighs with salt.

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

Bone-in skin-on chicken thighs in a dish

Elise Bauer

Place in a bowl with the whole garlic cloves.

Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

You want the chicken skins to be exposed so they brown in the oven.

Baked bone-in chicken thigh recipe

Elise Bauer

Lay sprigs of rosemary over the tomatoes.

Bake, uncovered for 45 minutes, until the chicken is well browned on top and cooked through.

Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes.

Skim the excess chicken fat with a ladle.

Serve with toasted crusty bread,buttered noodles, or rice.

(Skip bread and noodles for a gluten-free version.)