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!
Karen Hatfield says
Made this tonight for the first time. It was awesome! My husband who 1) isn’t doing keto or any kind of diet and 2) does not like baked chicken.. loved it. He had seconds!
Mellissa Sevigny says
Glad it was a hit Karen, thanks for letting me know!
Rebecca Basham says
I would love to join your group to look at your other recipes.
Christy says
Just made this; so good! My husband bought skinless thighs so I put bacon grease on them. They turned out great. I also used smoked paprika. Yum. The gravy is awesome! Thanks a lot!
Jessica says
Just a warning. Do not use lowfat sour cream. My mother bought it for the recipe, and it didn’t even make a gravy. We doubled the recipe and i added 1/2 cup sour cream. But it was straight liquid. I don’t know what we did wrong except for the fact it’s ligth sour cream.
Reagan says
Delicious and very easy! Not often I get to use my smoked paprika.
Amy says
I’m new to keto, made this tonight and it was REALLY good. My husband said it’s some of the best chicken he’s ever tasted and even our picky 6-year-olds both really liked it.
mindy says
This dish looks wonderful, although I’m not a fan of thighs. Do you think I could use bone in skin on chicken breasts? I’m thinking I need the juices from the thighs to make a tasty gravy though. Thanks for your input and recipe!
Mellissa Sevigny says
A bone in skin on chicken breast would work great Mindy but it might be slightly drier so be sure not to overcook them! Enjoy!
Dani says
This recipe is to die for! I’m so in love with this chicken.
To those of you who want to know how to convert the recipe for boneless chicken breasts, this is what I did:
Cut 3 slits in each breast
Brine the chicken for 20 min
Pat dry
Brush with melted butter on both sides
Coat with seasoning
Bake at 450 for 20-ish minutes.
It turns out incredibly moist and just amazing.
Laura says
SOOO easy and delicious. I think next time I will remove some of the fat before cooking or skim it before making the gravy. It was still really good and came together quickly.
Chitara says
My absolute favorite meal, my 2 year old loves it too. He tries to stuff the whole chicken in his mouth.