Baked Lemon Herb Chicken Thighs
Bone-in chicken thighs baked with lemon, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and parsley until browned and juicy.
Instructions
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Step 1
Heat the oven to 200°C.
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Step 2
Pat the chicken thighs dry and place them skin-side up in the baking dish.
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Step 3
Zest and juice the lemons into a mixing bowl. Add the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, parsley, salt, and black pepper, then whisk until combined.
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Step 4
Pour the lemon-herb mixture over the chicken and turn the thighs with tongs to coat them. Return them to a skin-side-up position.
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Step 5
Bake until the skin is browned and the thickest part of each thigh reaches at least 74°C without the thermometer touching bone.
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Step 6
Rest the chicken for 5 minutes before serving with the pan juices.
Nutrition (Estimated)
Food safety
Caution: medium
Keep raw chicken separate from ready-to-eat foods, sanitize contacted surfaces, and cook every thigh to an internal temperature of at least 74°C.
Risk factors
- raw poultry
- cross-contamination
- undercooking