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Rinse dethawed chicken thighs and pat them dry with a clean paper towel.
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Place everything in the Chicken & Marinade section in a Ziplock bag.
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Add only enough Garlic Olive Oil to fully coat the chicken thighs.
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Massage chicken and seasonings well and refrigerate for an hour.
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Leave your spices and oil out.
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You'll be using them again.
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Place about a 1/4 cup garlic olive oil [or less] in your cast iron skillet and heat on high.
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Place chicken thighs in hot skillet and sear chicken on both sides for 3 minutes on each side.
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Lightly sprinkle chicken with Italian Seasoning while frying.
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You'll want browned and crisped chicken thighs tops.
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Be real careful not to burn your oil tho.
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Remove chicken thighs from skillet with tongs and set to the side on a raised rack sprayed with Pam.
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Do not discard olive oil and chicken fat in skillet.
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Unless, there's an over abundance it because of the excess chicken fat.
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If so, just pour out an adequate amount.
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You'll only want enough oil and fat to evenly coat your spuds.
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Use as little oil as you possibly have to.
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Chop all vegetables bite sized and add everything in the Seasoned Potatoes section to the cast iron skillet.
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If soaking spuds and onions prior to baking to keep them from browning, [as pictured] drain them and pat them completely dry.
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You'll want for all your oil and seasonings to stick well to them.
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Mix vegetables, wine, seasonings, fats and oils together well.
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Seal skillet well with tinfoil.
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Place chicken thighs and potatoes in oven.
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Bake in a 350 oven for 45 minutes.
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At 45 minutes, carefully stir potatoes with spatula, check for doneness and bake spuds for 15 more minutes uncovered.
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Or, until done.
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Also, taste test your potatoes and decide if you'd like more sea salt added.
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I'll usually add more.
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Pierce your thickest piece of chicken with a knife.
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If the fluids run completely clear, they're baked.
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Pull chicken from oven and set to the side.
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Serve immediately with a crispy side salad.
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Enjoy!