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Baked Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs

Baked Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs

Baked Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs are delicious lemon garlic chicken thighs that are low carb, keto friendly, and easy for a weeknight meal.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 thighs
Calories 510 kcal

Equipment

  • Microwave safe bowl
  • medium oven-safe skillet

Ingredients
  

Butter and Chicken

  • 4 tablespoons butter divided
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 0.25 teaspoon onion powder
  • 4 8 ounce skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
  • salt to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Place 3 tablespoons butter in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in a microwave oven until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Smash garlic cloves with the side of a chef's knife and add garlic to the warm butter. Stir in lemon juice and onion powder; set aside.
  • Sprinkle both sides of chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken, skin-side down, for 3 to 4 minutes. Flip chicken over and brush skin with lemon-butter mixture. Pour remaining butter mixture into skillet and remove from heat.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Brush skin every 10 minutes with pan juices.
  • Remove skillet from the oven and place chicken on a serving platter. Drizzle chicken with pan juices and garnish with parsley.

Notes

Serve over egg noodles, mashed potatoes, rice, or alongside your favorite vegetables.

Nutrition

Serving: 1thighCalories: 510kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 41gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 179mgSodium: 257mgPotassium: 398mgVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Baked Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs, chicken, easy meal, keto friendly, Low-Carb, weeknight dinner
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