đź«› What Makes This Recipe So Good
Chicken vesuvio is full of flavor, and it’s so easy to make. It’s honestly the best of all worlds – it’s foolproof and simple, but looks and feels like a restaurant meal. It’ll impress your friends, family, and dinner guests, but won’t make you pull your hair out while you’re making it. All the cooking happens in a single skillet! You know we love a one-pan recipe and a skillet meal here. Chicken vesuvio’s no different. If you’ve got one, I recommend using a cast-iron skillet, but any oven-safe skillet will work. If you don’t have an oven-safe skillet, you can do all the stovetop steps in a regular large skillet, and transfer everything to a baking dish for the oven steps.
👩🏼‍🍳 Chef’s Tips
When you’re searing the chicken thighs at the beginning of the chicken vesuvio recipe, be sure not to overdo it. You just want the skins to brown and become a little crisp. You don’t want to cook the chicken thighs all the way through. The oven will take care of that later! The food-safe internal temperature for chicken thighs is 165° Fahrenheit, but you’ll see a lot of people say the meat tastes better at 170° and higher. To ensure you don’t overcook the chicken, stop cooking it when the internal temperature reaches 162° to 163° Fahrenheit, then let it rest 5 minutes. That rest time locks in the internal juices of the chicken, and it gives the chicken time to residually cook a little more, bringing it closer to that 170° mark.
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