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Juicy Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs Recipe

Kenya Walker
This dish is packed with flavor and satisfying to the taste buds. With a few spices and the fresh herbs of cilantro, parsley, garlic, and freshly squeezed lemon juice- your chicken will be taken up a notch. You will have the perfect oven baked chicken recipe for dinner. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American, Soul Food
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 2 to 3 Ibs Chicken Thighs
  • 2 Tbs Olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Cilantro (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Parsley (chopped)
  • 2 to 3 Garlic Cloves (minced)
  • 1 Lemon
  • ½ to 1 tsp Badia sazon tropical
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 Tbsp Dash Chicken grilling seasoning blend
  • 2 tsp Dash lemon pepper seasoning
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Crushed Red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • Clean & prep your chicken beforehand. Make sure to pat dry with paper towel.
  • Place the chicken in a large bowl to season.
  • Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken.
  • Season the chicken with the dry spices, herbs, and squeeze the juice of 1/2 a lemon over the chicken.
  • Mix and rub the ingredients onto the chicken. (Make sure the chicken is well coated with the spices).
  • Place the chicken in a baking dish, add fresh lemon slices over the chicken.
  • Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
  • Optional: Marinate the chicken for 30 minutes to 1 hour. (Overnight is even better)
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. (Note: make sure that your baking dish is safe to use at that high cooking temperature)
  • Once the oven is ready, place the baking dish into the oven.
  • Allow the chicken to cook for 40 minutes, during that time- you can baste the chicken at least once.
  • After the 40 minutes, take the baking dish out of the oven.
  • Remove the aluminum foil and baste the chicken with the juices.
  • Place the chicken back into the oven uncovered.
  • Set the oven to the broiler and broil the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Note: keep an eye on the chicken, you don’t want to burn the chicken or allow too much of the juice to evaporate. We just want to get a little bit of crispy skin.
  • Once the chicken has a nice crisp, turn the oven off and remove the chicken from the oven.
  • Serve your lemon pepper chicken thighs with your favorite side dish. Enjoy!
Keyword chicken, lemon, pepper, recipe