Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 5 pounds chicken thighs (bone in, skin on)
  • 1/3 cup butter (melted)
  • 4 teaspoons Cajun seasoning blend (low-sodium preferred, use more or less to taste)

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place oven rack in center. Arrange a wire baking rack on top of a shallow baking pan and set aside.
  • Rinse chicken with cold water and thoroughly pat dry with paper towels. Cut away excess skin and fat and discard. 
  • Very lightly season both sides of the chicken thighs with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the Cajun seasoning. Place the thighs on the wire rack skin side up.
  • Bake the chicken in the oven for 20 minutes. Stir together the melted butter and remaining seasoning in a small bowl. 
  • Remove the chicken and baste with the seasoned butter. Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
  • Remove the chicken and repeat the basting process. Bake for another 10 minutes.
  • Remove and baste the chicken one final time, and finish baking for 5 minutes.