How To Make Roasted Lemon Garlic Herb Chicken
Cook a delicious dinner with this garlic herb chicken that’s browned on a skillet then baked with lemon wedges and herbs.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 6chicken thighs
- 6clovesgarlic,sliced into halves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1tbspvegetable oil
- 2lemons,divided
- 1tbspfresh poultry herbs,chopped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Rub both sides of each chicken thigh with the cut side of garlic halves. Set aside and reserve garlic. Sprinkle each of the chicken sides with salt and pepper.
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Heat oil in a 12-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add chicken add cook for about 8 minutes until the bottom is golden brown, draining rendered fat once halfway through cooking.
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Transfer chicken to a plate, drain off most of the oil from the pan (leaving just enough to coat the pan, about 1 teaspoon).
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Thinly slice half of one lemon and place reserved garlic halves in the pan and along with lemon slices. Top with chicken, then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of herbs.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 18 to 20 minutes until the center of the chicken registers 170 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
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Cut garlic halves into slices and serve with chicken, garnish with additional fresh herbs to taste. Cut remaining lemons into wedges.
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Serve with lemon wedges for spritzing chicken.
Nutrition
- Calories: 460.12kcal
- Fat: 34.52g
- Saturated Fat: 8.91g
- Trans Fat: 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 15.08g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 7.13g
- Carbohydrates: 3.98g
- Fiber: 0.94g
- Sugar: 0.53g
- Protein: 32.40g
- Cholesterol: 189.14mg
- Sodium: 508.75mg
- Calcium: 35.59mg
- Potassium: 444.86mg
- Iron: 2.10mg
- Vitamin A: 45.62µg
- Vitamin C: 11.41mg
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