Honey Garlic Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs
Juicy lemon-pepper seasoned chicken thighs are seared then cooked in a thick sweet and tangy sauce. It's so zesty, fresh, and bright!
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
- Salt and pepper
- 5 slices of lemon
For the sauce:
- ½ cup honey
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning plus more for seasoning chicken
- Juice of half a lemon
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, garlic, soy sauce, lemon pepper seasoning, and lemon juice.½ cup honey, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 4 cloves garlic, 3 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning, Juice of half a lemon
- In a medium skillet, heat cooking oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, season the chicken with salt and lemon pepper seasoning. Place seasoned side down into the skillet then season the other side. Allow chicken to brown on both sides and cook 90% through.1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, Salt and pepper
- When the chicken is almost cooked through, reduce heat to medium-low and add lemon slices then add the sauce. Gradually increase the heat to medium until the sauce starts bubbling and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over the chicken as the sauce is simmering, kind of like basting it.5 slices of lemon
- After about 5 minutes, remove skillet from heat and allow the sauce to cool. Spoon extra sauce over the chicken before serving. Remove the lemon slices as well!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving (6 ounces) | Calories: 573 kcal | Carbohydrates: 79 g | Protein: 48 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Trans Fat: 0.04 g | Cholesterol: 215 mg | Sodium: 1716 mg | Potassium: 783 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 71 g
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