Lemon Herb Chicken for Busy Weeknights
A bright baked chicken recipe with lemon, garlic, herbs, and a simple pan sauce for a practical dinner.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Rest
- 5 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Servings
- Serves 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean
- Course
- Dinner
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Lemon Herb Chicken for Busy Weeknights
A bright baked chicken recipe with lemon, garlic, herbs, and a simple pan sauce for a practical dinner.
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Ingredients
Chicken
- 4 pieces bone-in chicken thighs
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Lemon herb sauce
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp honey
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- fresh parsley (for serving)
Instructions
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Heat the oven
Preheat the oven to 425 F and place the chicken in a baking dish.
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Season the chicken
Rub the chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, garlic, lemon juice, and honey.
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Bake
Bake until the chicken is golden and the thickest piece reaches 165 F, about 25 minutes.
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Rest and serve
Rest the chicken for 5 minutes, spoon the pan sauce over the top, and finish with parsley.
Equipment
- Baking dish
- Instant-read thermometer
Recipe details
- Gluten-free
- Baked
- One-pan
- weeknight
- chicken
- high-protein
Nutrition
- Calories
- 420 calories
- Carbs
- 8 g
- Protein
- 32 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Sodium
- 710 mg
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