OVEN ROASTED LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN

Oven Roasted Lemon Pepper Chicken is so simple to make and jam-packed with delicious lemon pepper flavor!  These hen thighs pop out of the oven with a crispy backyard and juicy center!



Ingredients

  • 2.5 Pounds Chicken Thighs or Chicken Breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Pepper Seasoning
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Onion Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Paprika

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a enormous baking sheet with foil and set aside.
  • Pat the hen dry with paper towels and region at the baking sheet.
  • Whisk collectively the olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl.
  • Drizzle the olive oil combination frivolously over equally facets of the chicken, rubbing to coat well.
  • In one other small bowl stir collectively the lemon pepper seasoning, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, and paprika.
  • Sprinkle the spices frivolously over the chicken.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 35-45 minutes, till the hen has reached an inside temperature of 165 degrees.

Notes

  • NOTE:  Bone-in, pores and epidermis on, hen thighs are my choice for this recipe and I often get about 6-8 depending at the package.  If you're utilizing hen breasts this might be about four large.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 47kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 19mg | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 1.9mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.2mg 

Since everybody is fully loving my recipe for Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs and methods to make them within the oven, I concept it was time for one other huge hen thigh recipe!

I did pass over the fundamentals on methods to make the excellent oven baked hen thighs in that past post, but, for these of you who haven’t viewed it, we are able to absolutely conceal it again!

We adore hen thighs and they're just as simple to make as hen breasts, but, they have WAY extra flavor!  Let’s chat concerning the finest cooking time and temperature for lemon pepper roasted hen thighs, and a couple of different ideas and advice which will guarantee your hen seems excellent each time!

LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN:
To make lemon pepper hen you'll bounce out with about 3 kilos of hen thighs.  This is often about 8 thighs complete for me.
For this chicken, we use a mix of lemon juice, plus lemon pepper seasoning for max flavor!  You will whisk collectively lemon juice and olive oil and coat equally facets of your chicken.
Then, you'll mix collectively a mix of spices like lemon pepper, salt, garlic, onion powder, paprika, and Italian seasoning and sprinkle it very liberally over the chicken.
After that, it is going immediately into the oven and your work is carried out till it’s time to eat!
I suggest utilizing non-stick foil in your pan for simple cleanup.  If your foil isn’t non-stick, merely provide a pale spray with cooking spray earlier than setting the hen within the pan.
We love lemon pepper hen served with rice, veggies, or generally Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes for a extra decadent meal!


CHICKEN THIGHS:
Chicken thigh meat is huge for therefore many reasons!  Thighs are extra budget-friendly to buy than hen breasts, they're extra flavorful and juicy as well.  Believe it or not, thighs are a lot simpler to prepare dinner as well, with out having to fear about them drying out!

For this recipe, I want to make use of pores and epidermis on and bone-in hen thighs.  However, ought to you've got some boneless and skinless thighs available you could use these as properly and so they work huge with this recipe. One factor to observe is that thighs with out the bone would possibly prepare dinner slightly faster.  Keep an eye fixed on them.  Chicken ought to attain an inside temperature of 165 stages earlier than consuming.


CHICKEN BREAST:
Yes, you could use hen breasts for this recipe ought to you prefer!  There isn't any have to chop them in half.  I discover that whilst I use 2.5 pounds, it comes out to about four enormous hen breasts.  The cooking time will stay the same.  Keep in thoughts that they won’t be as crispy at the backyard due now not to having the pores and epidermis on like your hen thighs would.  But, they're nonetheless very juicy and tender!

On that note, I’d desire to point out that it's under no circumstances imperative to scrub your poultry earlier than cooking!  You can learn extra about that at the USDA web site proper HERE if you’re interested.


Lemon Pepper Baked Chicken Thighs
Lemon Pepper Baked Chicken Thighs are simple to make and jam-packed with delicious lemon pepper flavor!  These hen thighs pop out of the oven with a crispy backyard and juicy middle making for a actually irresistible hen dinner!