Lemon Chicken Thighs, roasted until crispy and infused with glorious lemon flavor. Crispy and oven baked, this is an incredibly easy and over the top delicious weeknight meal.
Cooking with my iPad: I’ve heard so much about Donna Hay, and when I recently found out that I can receive her magazine on her iPad, I knew I had to take the opportunity to download an issue.
The first thing that caught my eye was this easy recipe for baked Lemon Chicken thighs. And I feel like I landed on a gold mine. This recipe is so easy and so delicious, that its become a regular on our weeknight meal rotation. t’s really quite incredible.
Donna Hay no longer publishes a magazine but I still carry Food and Wine issues using my News Stand App. Intuitive, fun and makes turning pages of print seem almost archaic. And with Retina display, images are stunning, looking better than on magazine pages, and words a breeze to read.
And the fun part? You can bookmark recipes without using sticky notes, you can type personal in notes on a page, and with layering effects you can see a time lapse instructions of a sandwich being built or a sheet of frozen yogurt being shaved with a fork into a delicate Summer dessert. I find that more interesting than a video.
Baked Lemon Chicken Thighs Recipe
Does it get any easier than this? Chicken thighs are placed on three slices of lemon and baked until crispy.
The lemon flavor that infuses into this chicken is astounding and actually a little unbelievable. Somewhat like magic. And served with a green bean side dish or some roasted potatoes and you’ve got yourself a beautiful meal.
This is one of my favorite recipes on my site. Why? Its just so darn easy and so darn delicious.
I hope you give this lemon chicken thighs recipe a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating. And leave a comment about your experience with the recipe.
And if you have a favorite lemon chicken thighs recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
Love the Lemon and Chicken flavor combo? More Lemon Chicken Recipes:
- Lemon Chicken with Mushrooms
- Ginger Lemon Chicken Soup
- Lemony Garlic Simple Chicken Stirfry
- Chicken Dinner with Lemon Cream Sauce
- Creamy Lemon Basil Chicken Soup
- Braised Chicken with Lemon Potatoes and Olives
Roasted until crispy and infused with glorious lemon flavor, this is an easy weeknight meal.
- 8 chicken thighs bone in, skin on
- 2 lemons washed and thin sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Wash and thin slice the lemons.
On a sheet pan, place lemons, three at a time, overlapping each other.
Place a single chicken thigh on each of group of lemon slices
Salt and pepper chicken thighs and drizzle each chicken thigh/lemon slice pile generously with olive oil. Roast at 425 degrees for 30 minutes or until juices run clear and skin is crispy.
If the chicken thighs don’t crisp up to your liking, just put them under the oven broiler.
Crispy Oven Roasted Lemon Chicken Thighs …It’s What’s for Dinner.
Karen says
July 22, 2012 at 10:01 amThis looks so good. I just love lemon with chicken.
Jane says
July 22, 2012 at 3:27 pmThat chicken does sound super good and easy. I love lemon flavor, especially on chicken! I wish I had an ipad! That sounds like a great idea. I do know my life has never been the same since I got my iphone!
Lea Ann says
July 23, 2012 at 6:15 amIf you love your Iphone, you’re going to love an Ipad. You’ve got to try the chicken, it’s amazing and easy.
Karen Harris says
July 23, 2012 at 5:40 amThese thighs look amazingly simple and delicious. I don’t have an ipad or a subscription to F & W. I think I need to get with it and get both. Maybe Santa will pull through for me.
Lea Ann says
July 23, 2012 at 6:17 amKaren, I’m sure Santa will pull through for you. 🙂 I like F&W recipes .. a lot. But I like Donna Hay recipes even better.
Vickie says
July 23, 2012 at 6:04 amWhat a great way to make chicken! You know me and lemon. 🙂 I love iPad magazines, too. I have the original iPad- so no retina display – still, magazines just pop. No more turning to the back to read the recipe or find the instructions. It’s perfect for travel, especially on airplanes.
Lea Ann says
July 23, 2012 at 6:20 amWe couldn’t believe the wonderful lemony flavor that came through, and just from the chicken sitting on the lemon slices??? The original recipe didn’t call for tenting with foil, but about 10 minutes in, I could tell my oven was becoming a mess with grease splatters. I reached in and loose tented the baking sheet. You may have to leave it uncovered for a bit to insure browning.
Barbara says
July 23, 2012 at 6:30 amI’ve seen that app, Lea Ann, and will definitely look into it, but at the moment I still have a subscription to the mag. Will wait until that’s up and then download the app. So much simpler….and hopefully, cheaper.
Larry says
July 23, 2012 at 11:18 amSounds delicious Lea Ann, and I love using pasta as the side.
Lea Ann says
July 24, 2012 at 3:14 pmI have a new love for Angel Hair Pasta. 🙂
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
July 23, 2012 at 12:47 pmLove lemon with chicken. This is a “must try.” We have an Ipad and subscribe to several magazines, but haven’t had the nerve to take it into the kitchen with me yet.
I would love to know how to bookmark recipes on the Ipad and to make notes. Looks like I have a lot to learn…
Sam
Lea Ann says
July 24, 2012 at 3:13 pmIt’s easy Sam. When you’re on the recipe, just tap the top edge of the screen. Some icons will come up and there’s a little bookmark thingie. Voila
Cathy @ Noble Pig says
July 23, 2012 at 4:24 pmI have always wanted Donna hay Mag but it’s so crazy expensive by delivery so getting it on a tablet is awesome. And what an easy way to make lemon chicken…my kids love lemon chicken so I will try it!!
Lea Ann says
July 24, 2012 at 3:11 pmI think I paid $4.00 for it? Can’t remember for sure.
Rhonda says
July 24, 2012 at 11:18 amI adore, love, admire, envy, drool over Donna Hay! I got her first mag on my iPad but it’s 1st gen so I can’t get it anymore ;( I bought her Season’s cookbook…haven’t made a single recipe from it yet but I love to look at the photos…!
Lea Ann says
July 24, 2012 at 3:11 pmI really had no idea what to expect, and I’m loving her easy recipes. And the format is outstanding on my new Ipad.
lisaiscooking says
July 24, 2012 at 3:43 pmIt just recently occurred to me that I could get Donna Hay magazine on y ipad and not have to wait months for them to appear on newsstands here. Love it. And, I love the simplicity of this chicken dish!
Lea Ann says
July 25, 2012 at 2:02 pmSo many of her recipes are so simple. This is my first exposure to Donna Hay. Love her magazine
Susan says
July 24, 2012 at 7:50 pmSounds delicious! I just got an iPhone last year and iPad is on my Very Much Want list.
Lea Ann says
July 25, 2012 at 2:03 pmYou’re going to love it Susan. I got mine for my birthday.
Jenn's Food Journey says
July 25, 2012 at 6:38 amI just love no recipe recipes! Simple is best in my book.
As for the iPad… I really want one and honestly, really only for using it in the kitchen!!!
Lea Ann says
July 25, 2012 at 2:04 pmI use it for recipes, for photographing pieces of paper and keeping them on file on the Ipad, (I’m trying to go paperless) email …. it’s just the best.
Mary says
July 25, 2012 at 8:30 amWhat a lovely dish. I’m really fond of recipes that are next to no work to make. This sounds wonderful.Have a great day. Blessings…Mary
Lea Ann says
July 25, 2012 at 2:04 pmThank you Mary. As always, so glad to have you stop by and taking the time to comment.
Joanne says
July 26, 2012 at 5:55 amGotta love lemon in all it’s applications! Looks like a great, no-fuss meal!
Lea Ann says
July 28, 2012 at 7:08 amIt was a bit of a fuss, when the grease started splattering all over my oven… that’s when the foil came out to tent.
Chris says
July 26, 2012 at 6:41 pmI will try this on a pizza stone on the grill, I love the idea!
Lea Ann says
July 28, 2012 at 7:03 amI think it would work great on the pizza stone. Fabulous idea. My oven was taking a beating from the grease.
vianney says
August 9, 2012 at 1:14 amgreat idea to use a pizza stone and thanks for another simple weeknight meal idea!!
Lea Ann says
August 9, 2012 at 1:26 pmYou’re welcome Vianney
Scottee Meade says
August 8, 2019 at 2:12 pmI made this last night with Redbird chicken thighs. They were delicious, and the recipe is so simple. But I might leave off the EVOO next time, because we like crispier skin. It’s going into my regular rotation!