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Baked chicken thighs with sour cream and garlic

Name: Baked chicken thighs with sour cream and garlic
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 1.5 kg Chicken thighs; 300 ml Sour cream; from 1 lemon Lemon zest; 4 Garlic cloves; to taste Parsley; 1/2 tsp Oregano; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; to taste Ground black pepper; 1/2 tbsp Salt

Chicken thighs marinated in sour cream, garlic, lemon, and oregano, then baked at 180°C (350°F) for 45–60 minutes. Serves 4.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min – 1 hr
Temperature: 180 °C (350 °F)
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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Marinate these baked chicken thighs in a sour cream sauce with lemon and herbs before baking. Mix sour cream with crushed garlic, lemon zest and juice, oregano, oil, and parsley, then coat the thighs in the mixture in a resealable bag. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 45 to 60 minutes, until the meat is tender and juicy. Serve warm with potatoes, rice, pasta, or fresh vegetables.

Ingredients

4 servings

Chicken thighs 1.5 kg
Sour cream 300 ml
Lemon zest from 1 lemon
Garlic cloves 4
Parsley to taste
Oregano 1/2 tsp
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt 1/2 tbsp

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Instructions

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Wash and dry the lemon, grate the zest, and squeeze out the juice; you only need 1 tbsp of juice for this recipe. Wash the parsley and finely chop it.
Peel and crush the garlic. Place the sour cream in a bowl, add the oregano, lemon zest and juice, garlic, oil, salt, and pepper, and stir to combine.
Stir in the parsley to finish the sauce. Place the chicken thighs in a resealable bag and add the sauce.
Seal the bag and shake it to coat the chicken well with the sauce. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Remove the thighs from the bag and transfer them, along with the sauce, to a baking dish.
Bake for 45–60 minutes.

Tip: Choose a higher-fat sour cream for baking—it is less likely to curdle in the oven, keeping the sauce around the thighs smooth. Arrange the thighs skin-side up in the baking dish so they turn golden.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 990 kcal
Protein: 64 g
Carbohydrates: 5.6 g
of which sugars: 2.9 g
Fat: 77 g
of which saturates: 24 g
Fiber: 0.4 g
Salt: 3.0 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Pečené kuracie stehná s kyslou smotanou a cesnakom