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Crispy Chicken Thighs Nestled in Lemon

335kcal
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Prep 5 minutes
Cook 35 minutes
Total 40 minutes
Crispy, Juicy, Delicious Skillet Chicken Thighs
Servings 4
Course Main Course
Cuisine Fusion

Ingredients

  • 4-6 Chicken Thighs Bone In / Skin On
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 3 tsp capers
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 tsp Adobo blend
  • 1/2 tsp Trader Joe's Everything But the Umami
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil

Method

  1. Blend spices together
  2. Pat chicken thighs dry and season both sides well
  3. Preheat oven to 400°
  4. Let chicken sit sit while cutting up garlic, onion and lemons
  5. Slice ends off of lemons, halve and then cut into slices
  6. Peel, trim and thinly slice garlic
    2 garlic cloves
  7. Peel and halve onion and then thinly slice
    1 yellow onion
  8. Heat skillet and add avocado oil
    1 tbsp avocado oil
  9. Add chicken thighs, skin side down and sear over high heat for at least five minutes. Do not turn
  10. Remove the thighs from the pan and line pan with onions, then garlic, then half of the lemons
    2 lemons, 1 yellow onion, 2 garlic cloves
  11. Return the thighs to the pan skin side up. Nestle the remaining half of the lemons around the chicken thighs.
  12. Loosely sprinkle the capers on top. Pour wine around the chicken, not directly on the chicken.
    3 tsp capers, 1/2 cup white wine
  13. Bake in oven for 30 minutes

Nutrition

Calories335kcalCarbohydrates10gProtein20gFat23gSaturated Fat6gPolyunsaturated Fat4gMonounsaturated Fat10gTrans Fat0.1gCholesterol111mgSodium133mgPotassium389mgFiber2gSugar3gVitamin A229IUVitamin C31mgCalcium39mgIron2mg

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