Easy Lemon Chicken Thighs

Ingredients

• Chicken thigh

  Broilers or fryers, meat and skin, raw

  4 thigh, bone removed or 376g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ¼ cup or 54g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ¼ tsp or 0.08g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, ground or 1g

• Lemons

  Raw, with peel

  1 fruit without seeds or 108g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  1 lemon yields or 47g

• Lemon zest

  1 lemon or 4g

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 375°F.
2. In a large bowl, combine the chicken thighs, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, thyme, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
3. Place the chicken thighs skin side up in a cast iron skillet.
4. Toss the lemon wedges in the leftover marinade and arrange them between the chicken pieces in the skillet.
5. Roast in the oven for 35-40 minutes or until the chicken is browned and crispy.