Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs (Quick)
Prepare zesty, flavorful lemon pepper chicken thighs quickly using a simple skillet method. This recipe is great for a fast weeknight dinner.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 13 min
- Total Time: 18 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan-Searing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
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- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest
- 4 bone in skin on chicken thighs (about 1.5 pounds)
- Homemade lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Trim excess skin off chicken thighs and pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Mix together your homemade lemon pepper seasoning ingredients.
- Cover both sides of the chicken thighs generously with the seasoning mix.
- Add olive oil to a skillet and heat it until hot, but not smoking.
- Place the chicken thighs skin side down first. Sear that side for 3 minutes.
- Flip the chicken to the side without skin. Cover the skillet.
- Continue cooking the chicken, covered, for about 10 minutes. Check the internal temperature near the bone with a meat thermometer. Cook until the thermometer reads 165 degrees.
Notes
- For the best sear, make sure the chicken skin is completely dry before placing it in the hot oil.
- If you do not have bone-in, skin-on thighs, you can use boneless, skinless thighs, but reduce the covered cooking time to about 6-8 minutes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken thigh
- Calories: 103
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 1168
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 2
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 1
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 8
- Cholesterol: 42
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