How to Boil Chicken Thighs

5 from 3 votes

Boiling chicken thighs is a great and easy way to cook chicken, whether it's boneless chicken, bone-in chicken thighs, fresh or frozen.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Low Calorie, Low Fat

Servings: chicken thighs

Calories: 2kcal

4 pounds chicken thighs bone-in or boneless, amount can vary
water enough to cover the chicken and other ingredients that you may choose to add, with at least one inch of water above the top of the chicken.

Place chicken thighs in a large pot (one that is large enough to fit everything you plan to cook, as well as the water it will take to cover the chicken with about an inch of water above the top of the chicken) and season with salt and pepper.
Next, add in any other ingredients you wish to boil with the chicken thighs. We added 3 carrots, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 3 sprigs of rosemary.
Fill the pot with water, so that the water is about an inch of water above the top of the chicken.
Turn the stovetop burner to high heat, to allow it to boil. When boiling, reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid, and allow to boil for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken, reaches 165 degrees.

It could take up to 40-45 minutes for the frozen chicken thighs to cook to 165 internal temperature.
TIP: If you love a crispy skin, you can place the chicken thighs in a baking dish, and set the oven on "broil" and broil the chicken thighs for a couple of minutes or until they reach the desired golden-brown color that you desire.

Place boneless chicken thighs in stock pot (one that is large enough to fit everything you plan to cook, as well as the water it will take to cover the chicken with about an inch of water above the top of the chicken) and season with salt and pepper.
Fill the pot with water, covering the chicken so that there's about an inch of water above the top of the chicken.
Turn the stovetop burner to high heat, to allow it to boil. When boiling, reduce heat to medium, cover with a lid, and let simmer for about 10 minutes until chicken is done, or internal temp reaches 165 degrees.

It could take up to 20-25 minutes to reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees.