Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs
You can make this honey garlic lemon pepper chicken thigh recipe on the stovetop, air fryer, or oven. Learn the tips to cook this easy and tasty dish in less than 30 minutes. Perfect for your busy weeknight dinner.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 chicken thighs (boneless, and skinless.)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ lemon
- ½ teaspoon coarse black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt (or according to taste)
- 2 tablespoons cooking olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Using a skewer, pierce it all over the chicken thigh pieces. This little trick helps the marination penetrate the poultry that your chicken will be flavorful even if you don’t leave it to marinate for a long time.
- 2
Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken thighs and mix well to make sure all pieces are covered with the juice.
- 3
Add 1 tablespoon of honey, ½ teaspoon of coarse black pepper, ½ teaspoon of dried parsley, and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder to the chicken pieces.
- 4
Mix well until all chicken pieces are covered with spices. Leave them to marinate for at least 15 minutes.
- 5
Heat the oil in a large frying pan or a skillet.
- 6
Once the oil is hot, place the chicken thighs in the pan and cook at medium-high heat. You can put the lid on for about 5-7 minutes to quicken the cooking process.
- 7
When they look fully opaque, turn the chicken pieces and continue cooking at medium-high heat without the lid on. You can keep turning to make sure all sides of the meat are brown and the chicken is cooked through.