Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken

This Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken is the perfect weeknight meal! Chicken thighs with lemon pepper seasoning and drizzled with lemon juice, absolutely delicious!

A sheet pan of this incredible Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken recipe is the perfect example of how we tend to over complicate dinner. All you really have to do is coat chicken thighs in some olive oil and sprinkle on some parsley and lemon pepper seasoning. Easy peasy!

What goes with baked lemon pepper chicken?

This recipe would be absolutely perfect with some homemade mashed potatoes, but I went easy on this particular night and just served some steamed green beans drizzled with fresh lemon juice and grated lemon zest.

What temp to bake lemon pepper chicken:

To crisp up the surface of the chicken thighs, bake the chicken at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. To prevent burning, reduce the heat to 375 for another 15 – 25 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

What is lemon pepper seasoning made of?

It’s such a great flavor, isn’t it?! Lemon pepper seasoning is just a combination of dried granulated lemon zest with fresh cracked peppercorns! You should be able to find both name brand and generic brand lemon pepper seasoning in the spice aisle of your grocery store.

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Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken

Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken recipe made with boneless skinless chicken chicken thighs drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with parsley, lemon pepper seasoning, and fresh lemon juice.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked chicken thighs, lemon pepper chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 servings

Calories: 311kcal

Author: Kelly Miller

Ingredients

• ▢ 10 chicken thighs skinless
• ▢ 2 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 lemons divided
• ▢ 1 1/2 tsp dried parsley
• ▢ 2 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning
• ▢ salt to taste

Instructions

• Place chicken thighs on a large baking sheet coated with non stick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil and juice of one lemon. Brush mixture evenly on all sides of chicken thighs.
• Sprinkle parsley and lemon pepper evenly on all sides of chicken thighs. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 and bake an additional 15 - 25 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees.
• Remove chicken from oven and drizzle juice of remaining lemon over chicken. Serve immediately. (Serving size is 2 chicken thighs)

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 193mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 591mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 23.1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2.1mg

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