Deboned chicken thighs are a really useful and versatile protein. Buying bone-in skin-on chicken thighs and deboning your own is the budget-friendly choice.

Look for special offers in your grocery store and you can then decide to use it with the bone-on skin-on as you bought it, or you can debone the chicken and choose to leave the skin on or off depending on your needs.

Once you get used to deboning your own chicken you will never go back to paying a premium price.

One of my absolute favourite uses for a deboned chicken thigh is Crispy Grilled Chicken Thighs. I leave the skin on and grill it, so the skin is crispy and the meat super juicy. You can cut this up and use it in a wrap, sandwich, or on a salad. The taste is amazing!

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How to Debone a Chicken Thigh

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Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Lay the chicken thigh skin down on your cutting board

Step 2

With a shape knife, gently cut along the bone on one side

Step 3

Repeat along the other side of the bone

Step 4

Slide the knife under the bone and cut along the back of the bone

Step 5

Remove the meat from the final the joint portion and remove the bone

Step 6

Remove any remaining gristle and bone

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How to Debone a Chicken Thigh

Deboned chicken thighs are a really useful and versatile protein. Buying bone-in skin-on chicken thighs and deboning your own is the budget-friendly choice. Look for special offers in your grocery store and you can then decide to use it with the bone-on skin-on as you bought it, or you can debone the chicken and choose to leave the skin on or off depending on your needs. Once you get used to deboning your own chicken you will never go back to paying a premium price.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 316 kcal

Equipment

  • Sharp knife
  • Cutting board

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large chicken thighs bone in skin on

Instructions
 

  • Lay the chicken thigh skin down on your cutting board
  • With a shape knife, gently cut along the bone on one side
  • Repeat along the other side of the bone
  • Slide the knife under the bone and cut along the back of the bone
  • Remove the meat from the final the joint portion and remove the bone
  • Remove any remaining gristle and bone

Notes

One of my absolute favourite uses for a deboned chicken thigh is Crispy Grilled Chicken Thighs. I leave the skin on and grill it, so the skin is crispy and the meat super juicy. You can cut this up and use it in a wrap, sandwich, or on a salad. The taste is amazing!

Nutrition Facts per serving

Calories: 316kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 23gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 142mgSodium: 111mgPotassium: 296mgVitamin A: 113IUCalcium: 12mgIron: 1mg

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