goodtoknow user Anna’s delicious recipe for garlic and lemon roasted chicken thighs is a quick and easy way to bring more flavour to your chicken and is the perfect summer alternative to a Sunday roast
Learn how to cook the perfect chicken thighs with our easy guide!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs
- 2 lemons
- Handful of unpeeled garlic cloves (about 10)
- 3tbsp honey
- 4tbsp olive oil
- Handful of fresh rosemary
Method
Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
Season the chicken with salt and pepper and place skin side up in an ovenproof dish.
Scatter the unpeeled garlic around the chicken with the rosemary and wedges/slices of 1 lemon. Tuck some in between each thigh.
In a small pan heat the olive oil and honey together with the juice of 1 lemon until combined – a couple of mins should do it. When it’s combined pour over the chicken thighs.
Cover with foil and cook in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and cook for a further 20 until the skin has browned.
Serve with roasted potatoes and green salad.
Top tip for making Roasted chicken thighs with garlic, lemon and rosemary
This dish would work well with chicken drumsticks instead of thighs - or a mixture of both
