Honey Garlic Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs
Honey garlic lemon pepper chicken thighs are a flavor packed with tangy lemon and sweet honey. A dish easy enough to toss together any day of the week!
Ingredients
Chicken & seasoning
- 4-5 bone-in chicken thighs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Flour mix
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Honey Lemon Sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Now, pat the chicken thighs dry and season with the rub listed. Set up a plate with the flour mix to use and season the flour with the spices as well. Before cooking prep the sauce and the garlic.
- In an oven safe frying pan such as a cast iron add a little oil on medium high heat. Brown the chicken thigh. Do not cook them through, only brown them then remove from the pan. Cook in batches to avoid crowding the pan. Add more oil when needed to avoid a dry pan.
- When the thighs are cooked turn off the eye but leave the pan on the heat source. Add in the garlic and cook until brown. Remove the pan from the eye then pour in the sauce. Take a spoon and mix everything together before moving to the next step.
- After pouring in the sauce add the thighs back in the pan and place uncovered in the preheated oven.
- Bake 15-20 minutes or until the chicken thighs are cooked though. When the thighs are fully cooked remove them from the oven and baste the thighs in the sauce. The leftover flour will help thicken the sauce, but the sauce is thin. The thighs soaked up all the flavor and the thin sauce will stick to the thighs.
- Allow to cool a bit then serve with one of the side dishes listed in the post.
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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