Chicken again? Definitely! I have been making a version of this roasted chicken recipe for years. It is SO EASY. It only has 6 ingredients, including salt, pepper and olive oil! I make it to entertain with or just on a weeknight for my family. This feeds my family of 5 with enough for leftovers! Bonus, if you keep scrolling, I have a great recipe to transform the leftovers.
Honey Lemon Roasted Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chicken thighs
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 3 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Dry off the chicken thighs.
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Whisk together lemon juice, honey and olive oil in a medium sized bowl.
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Coat chicken with mixture and place in a roasting pan.
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Cook covered for 20 minutes, rotate pan and then cook for 30 more minutes uncovered.
Recipe Notes
Serve over rice, zucchini noodles or your favorite pasta. Reserve some of the pan juices to make a sauce with leftovers.
To keep it simple, I recently served this with a new favorite product from Wegman’s, 90 Second Steamables, Savory Long Grain and Wild Rice, which one of my 6 year olds made by himself (2 bags for our family) and microwave in a bag green beans, which the other 6 year old made. The clean plate club was full that night!
This also made an incredible leftover dish based on an old favorite from Bertucci’s, Chicken Broccoli and Rigatoni in Cream sauce. I used the juices from the roast chicken above with a dash of pepper and some milk for the sauce. You could easily substitute broth for the milk to make this dairy free. Heat the juices and keep adding a little milk at a time, until it tastes the way you want it. Cut up the remaining chicken and a head of broccoli. Toss everything together with your favorite pasta and it is a delicious meal!
What ways to do you like to cook chicken? How do you use your leftovers? We learn from each other, so comment and let me know!
Here are some of my other favorite chicken recipes:
Spatchcocked Herb Roasted Chicken
One Pot Roast Chicken with Tomato Sauce
That looks really easy we will try it!
Sometimes simplicity is best!
Lemon and honey are two of my favorite flavors to add to a dish! And I love love love chicken thighs! I’m looking forward to making this!
Simple and yummy! Chicken thighs is one of my favorite things to cook because they are so versatile.
This sounds easy and delicious. The thighs are are favorite part of the chicken. They are so moist and flavorful. I can’t wait to try out the honey and lemon combination!
I love a good simple recipe what a bonus that this one makes two meals!
These sound delish! Will have to try them out sometime!