As our lives get busier, our recipes get simpler, and this One Pan Chicken Thighs recipe is a major go to for us as of late! We’ve kept the recipe as simple as possible with some fresh lemon so you can jazz it up with whatever seasonings or veggies you have on hand. Just add them to the lemon sauce and cook them on the stove top until tender.
How Long To Bake Chicken Thighs?
Well, that depends on a few things:
- How big are your chicken thighs?
- Did you get bone-in or boneless?
- Did you unroll and flatten out the chicken thighs?
The smaller the chicken thighs, the less time you will need to cook them. If your chicken thighs are boneless they will cook quicker and if you flatten them out when you sear them they will cook even quicker!
The easiest way to make sure your chicken thighs are fully cooked is to check the internal temp with a meat thermometer. We use this one!
What To Make With Chicken?
Sometimes we like to go hard on the meat so I’ll have two thighs and Matt will have three, but we also like to change it up with some filling sides.While Matt’s personal favorite side for this recipe would be creamy cauliflower mash, having the lemon sauce act as gravy, I would much rather go for a couple slices of coconut flour bread! Maybe even make a messy lemon chicken sandwich.
Lemon Sauce One Pan Chicken Thighs
The majority of the cooking time is hands off, so it’s a perfect weeknight dinner meal when you’re trying to get chores done or helping your kids with their homework. Make this One Pan Chicken Thighs recipe tonight and tag us on Instagram with your family!
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Lemon Sauce Chicken Thighs
Ingredients:
- 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2-3 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 large lemon juice (optional zest)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 and heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat.
- Add butter to skillet. Once butter is melted, add chicken thighs skin side down to skillet and cook for ~6 minutes.
- Once skin looks crispy, flip and cook for another 4-6 minutes (skin should be crispy and golden brown on each side but chicken will not be fully cooked)
- Remove chicken from skillet and place on a plate. Add garlic to pan and saute for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add lemon juice & broth to deglaze. Add chicken back to pan.
- Place skillet in the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165F.
- Top with parsley and serve with cauliflower rice or other low carb vegetable.
- Best stored in air tight container in the fridge up to 5 days.
Notes
Serving Size: 1 Thigh (plus pan sauce)
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
By far, the best chicken I’ve ever made. My husband couldn’t get enough and has requested that I make it weekly!
I’m making this tonight on a larger scale. What can I use to thicken the sauce a bit that is still keto friendly? Thanks!
Recently many of your recipes are flawed – take your air fryer thighs or your chicken casserole. I have made both recipes and I have bought all the items to prepare but when i make the recipe you use different items. In o e recipe there is no Tamari in prep but then it’s called for in cooking – then in chicken casserole it calls for 3/4 cup of grated Parmesan but is never mentioned in the cooking. This never used to happen and it’s frustrating. Thank you.
I just left another website for exactly the same reason. Pictures do not equal recipies, ingredients listed not used and vice versa. I hope this doesn’t happen here and your identification of this was just an oversight on their part.
I made this tonight! So simple and good. The skin was nice and crispy and the meat was tender and most. Will be making this again!
I made these tonight for lunch prep, these are so juicy and full of flavor! I don’t have a cast iron skillet which I’m sure would’ve upped the flavor even more. So good! Thank you! ?
I plan to make this on Wed. It says 1 large lemon juice. Is it supposed to say 1 large lemon, juiced? So, like 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice??
Love this. It was so tender.
Can I use chicken tenderloins or breast in place of thighs?
Yes, but the nutrition info will be altered. There is less fat in chicken breasts and tenders.
I Made this last night for supper all I can say is YUM OH, my husband said it was very good and that’s saying a lot for him because he puts ketchup on his chicken…LOL
I made this today as a meal prep for the week. Once I was done I realized I forgot to add the salt and pepper ??♀️
Still tastes pretty good
I’m an “unseasoned” cook..so I go strictly off how to cook anything until I’m comfortable with it. Your ..how to….does not tell me when to add the salt and pepper you listed. So I winged it and after I pulled the pan from the oven I pulled out the chicken and added the salt and pepper to the gravy..mixed it well and put the chicken back in the skillet. When should it have been put in??
You can season the chicken before cooking it or you can sprinkle it on the chicken afterward. Up to you.
I love your recipes but I only have a Toaster oven and an electric skillet! I can’t fit much into the oven. (We don’t have a range or cook top)
I sure prefer the recipes where the oven is NOT needed. We live in Arizona. 🙂
My ENTIRE family enjoyed this chicken! This was pretty huge for us since we have a 6,3, and 2yo who seem to think chicken is only edible in the form of a McNugget. :/ Everyone asked for 2nds. 🙂 Thank you guys for all you do! I’ve been following you since I started my keto journey February of this year. Love the recipes. Keep em coming!
I made this tonight and it was SO good. I had cauliflower rice with it. It was also very easy to make and clean. Thanks so much!
this was fantastic lots of flavor
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Best wishes…. long time fan!
This is very similar to Chicken Piccata- a favorite meal of ours. How many more carbs would a tablespoon or so of capers bring to the meal?
I am not sure about that, you can probably look up the nutrition for capers and see how much 1 tablespoon is 🙂