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!
Deanna says
I’m 1 month into low carb eating! Your website is like striking gold! Thanks for sharing all your hard work! Made this for dinners tonight for me and the kiddos. It was so good! I substituted legs since it’s preferred by the kids and I smothered in the gravy then I ate the rest of the leftover gravy with a spoon! Yum!
Courtney says
Am I missing something? I am not sure how you came up with numbers for calories and fat? I’m only coming up with 95calories and 5g of fat……please and thank you! Sounds great can’t wait to make this tonight!
Janet Theilen says
This is fantastic! I used 1/4 cup 2% Greek Yogurt, which only adds 2.5 carbs to the entire dish, and exchanged the salt for seasoned salt. It truly is amazing! Thank you for this great recipe!
Susan Hawthorne says
Here in Lafayette, Indiana we have a new store called Fresh Thyme – kind of like a Trader Joe’s but more produce and less processed stuff.
They have a GREAT Heavy Whipping Cream that has no additives!!! NO Carageenan!! I can’t remember the name and I’m out of it right now, in fact getting ready to head out there shortly :) but it’s an organic brand. I’ll let you know later.
Debra says
made this for dinner last night we actually used 6 thighs so I doubled the paprika and also doubled the sour cream it was amazing def will be making again
Mellissa Sevigny says
Awesome Debra! Thanks for letting me know they were a hit!
Cindy says
Sauteed some mushrooms and put them on top of the chicken before spooning on the sour cream gravy. My daughter didn’t realize she shouldn’t skin the thighs, and did so out of habit. We cooked it using convection and it was just fine – moist and delicious. Fantastic recipe that we’re definitely adding to the rotation!
Morgan says
So, I made this for dinner tonight, and let me say that it is one of my favorite low carb recipes I’ve made. It is DELISH. I was out of onion powder and only had regular and smoked paprika, so I subbed garlic powder and did half of each kind of paprika and it was amazing. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
Olly says
So I stumbled across this on Google and not only am I now loving chicken thighs (always went for skinless breasts before I realised I needed more ways to get fat in my diet) but this recipe turned out great first time around.
The gravy was tasty too and mixed with some veg gave it a nice flavour. I did it for 40 mins but will probably do it for 32-35 next time. Only used a tablespoon full of sour cream and chives which was perfect for me and two chicken thighs. Others will be eaten tomorrow for lunch or dinner.
Thanks for introducing me to an easy, low carb recipe that tastes fantastic:-)
Katy says
Just wanted to stop by and leave a message. I use this recipe twice a month, often on chicken drumsticks (skin on). It is such a simple, simple thing! I love to make a batch of drumsticks to toss in my lunches for the week.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks so much Katy – we make this a lot too and never tire of it! Though I’m more of a thigh than a drumstick girl myself! :)
M. Chen says
I want to thank you for this superb recipe! I wasn’t TOO big a fan of the gravy but my roommates completely loved it and asked for seconds! The chicken skin was crispy while the chicken remained moist. The seasoning blend was perfect. I served it with cauliflower rice. This dish is sort of like the easy, no effort homestyle chicken paprikash I was served by a family that I was staying with while in Prague. It certainly brought up plenty of amazing memories! Hard to believe that a meal this simple exists and that it’s low carb too ;)