This Keto Baked Chicken Thighs with Sour Cream Gravy recipe is some of the best baked chicken I’ve ever created or tasted! With only 5 ingredients total, it’s also one of the easiest low carb chicken recipes you can make. Gluten free and 33g protein per serving!
These keto baked chicken thighs are only slightly more complicated than my Easy Cajun Chicken Recipe (you have to sprinkle on 3 ingredients instead of just one), and are even more flavorful and decadent tasting.
The sour cream gravy is made simply by whisking sour cream into the baked chicken pan drippings, and it’s got to be one of the most delicious things I’ve ever tasted.
Seriously, I can’t say enough about how mouth watering these keto baked chicken thighs are. The fact that it takes less than 5 minutes to assemble, and then you just throw it in the oven while you go about your business is even more awesome!
As you can see by the photo above, the chicken is golden and toasty on the outside, and that paprika and onion powder coating brings ALL THE FLAVOR.
Do I have to use chicken thighs for this recipe?
I prefer to bake chicken thighs on keto because the skin gets nice and crispy, while the meat stays tender and melts in your mouth.
You can also use chicken legs or bone in, skin on, chicken breasts for this keto baked chicken recipe but the cooking time will vary slightly. About 10 minutes less for legs, and 10 minutes more for breasts. Best practice is to use a meat thermometer to ensure proper cooking temperature of 165 degrees at the thickest part of the chicken.
I don’t recommend using boneless chicken breasts for this recipe for two important reasons:
- First – baked chicken breasts have a tendency to dry out and overcook very easily.
- Second – To make this delicious sour cream gravy, you need the fat and flavor that renders out of the skin and fattier cuts of the chicken – skinless chicken breasts just won’t give you enough to make the gravy work correctly.
Even without the sour cream gravy, these keto baked chicken thighs are super delicious.
But sour cream gravy is never a bad idea amiright? Especially if you are serving it over my Better than Potatoes Cheesy Cauliflower Puree – it just does. not. get. any. better.
Silky and rich, this creamy chicken gravy takes on the flavor of the baked chicken thighs, paprika, and onion powder – then the slight tang of the sour cream just brings it all together.
I may never thicken keto gravy with anything but sour cream from now on – it’s really that amazing!
But don’t just take my word for it! Read the recipe reviews in the comments section and then make it for your family and report back ASAP!
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Keto Baked Chicken Thighs with Sour Cream Gravy
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Diet: Diabetic
Description
A super easy keto baked chicken thighs recipe with a delectable sour cream gravy flavored with paprika and onion.
Ingredients
- 4 large chicken thighs (bone in and skin on)
- 2 tablespoons Hungarian Paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup full fat sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mix the paprika, onion powder and salt together in a small bowl.
- Season the chicken thighs generously with the mixture.
- Place the thighs on a parchment lined (optional but helps with clean up) baking sheet.
- Roast at for about 40 minutes, or until the skin is crispy and the internal temperature is 165 degrees.
- Remove the baked chicken from the pan and pour the juices into a small bowl.
- Whisk in the sour cream until smooth.
- Serve the gravy warm alongside the chicken.
Notes
Net carbs per serving = 1g
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: keto main dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh and about 2 Tbsp gravy
- Calories: 384 calories
- Fat: 31g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 33g
I predict that this keto baked chicken thighs recipe will be a huge crowd favorite – and you can expect to see it in Week 2 of our 7 Day Keto Meal Plan series!
Want to join us? Get caught up by checking out Your 3 Day Keto Kickstart and Meal Plan or jump right in with the Week One 7 Day Keto Meal Plan!
Tracey DeLuco says
Holy cow… I could drink this sauce! Easy and delish!!! Thanks!!!?
dayna says
This was the best chicken! My husband, who isn’t Keto absolutely loved it too. Thanks for the great recipe!
Shannon says
This was so simple and easy to make and it turned out perfectly. Thanks for the recipe.
Lisa says
This recipe is VERY EASY AND VERY HEARTY. YOU WILL NOT MESS THIS UP and you will be like “OMG I’m a chef!” It’s delish. I serve alongside cauliflower mash, or roasted radishes, or steamed asparagus. Incredible.
Allen Bennett says
This looks SO good. I haven’t got much money, and I’m taking a cooking course starting in late August (at 71 years YOUNG!) so I would like to postpone making this until I feel confident in cutting up a whole chicken myself. That way I can learn, and be able to taste the results of my efforts. That’s, of course, if I don’t cut my fingers off (which is always possible, especially with my [mild] cerebral palsy!).
Also, your Amazon link for the paprika sends me to a non-existant page, and Amazon has so many different Hungarian paprikas. Could yo tell me which one to get?
Meliss Lahey says
All time favorite. Great with zucchini noodles.
Jenn W says
Any ideas on how to convert to a crock pot/slow cooker? Add any liquid? I know the skins won’t be crispy but I need dinner to be READY when we get home!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Maybe add 1/2 cup of chicken broth so they don’t dry out – then stir in the sour cream just before serving. Depending on the size of your chicken thighs or how many you make it would probably do 6 hours on low or 3 hours on high?
LAURA B. says
I coated them with butter first. I used paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and a dash of cayanne pepper to season them. Baked them as directed. Removed the chicken from the pan and added the sour cream to the juices in the bottom. Heated that a little more because the sour cream is cold, then poured it over the chicken. OMG… delicious!
Leslie Bell says
Delicious!
April says
Delicious! Made for my entire family tonight and they loved it- even though they don’t eat low carb! Definitely a keeper recipe!!! Thank you for sharing.