Crispy Lemon Chicken Thighs
Crispy Lemon Chicken Thighs are a flavorful dish featuring crispy skin, lemon kick, and moist meat, perfect for dinner.
Equipment
- oven-safe skillet
- Instant-read thermometer
Ingredients
Special Equipment
- Oven-safe skillet *
- Instant-read thermometer
Lemon Chicken Thighs
- 1 lemon washed
- 4 to 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs *
- Salt and pepper
- Ground thyme
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Slice half of the lemon into thin slices and set slices and remaining uncut half aside.
- Pat chicken thighs dry and sprinkle both sides with salt, pepper, and a light dusting (about ¼ teaspoon total) of thyme.
- In a large oven-safe skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Once hot, swirl oil around the pan so that it is completely coated. Place thighs in the skillet skin-side down, and cook until well-browned and crispy, about 4-6 minutes.
- Remove from heat and flip chicken thighs. Nestle lemon slices in the pan between the chicken pieces and squeeze juice from remaining lemon half over the chicken.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes (longer for very large thighs), until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the thighs reads 165°F.
- Remove from oven, allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you don't own an oven-safe skillet, you can transfer the thighs to a lightly greased baking sheet after browning. Serve 2 thighs per person for small thighs, 1 thigh for very large thighs, particularly if serving with a substantial side.
Nutrition
Serving: 1thighCalories: 242kcal
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