Lemon Chicken Thighs (Whole30, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free)
Make these lemon chicken thighs - citrusy, flavorful, naturally sweet and yummy, A quick dinner perfect for those on Whole30, gluten-free and dairy-free diets.
Servings: 4 plates
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 6 chicken thighs boned and skin-on
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/2 lb sweet potatoes cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 lemon juiced
- 10 cloves of garlic
- fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 425F.
- Add the olive oil to a skillet and heat it to medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken thighs, skin side down, and sprinkle over the salt with black pepper. Cook for 5 minutes until brown.
- Flip them over and cook for another 2 minutes to brown. Remove from the heat.
- Add the chicken thighs to a baking sheet, pour in all the oil. Add in the sweet potatoes.
- Squeeze out the juice from the lemon and pour it all over the chicken and sweet potatoes. Press the garlic cloves and add.
- Toss everything together with a spatula to combine, and pop into the oven for 30 minutes, and bake until the chicken is fully cooked through.
- Sprinkle parsley before serving.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 plate (12 oz) | Calories: 505kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 6.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 20.1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 579mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7.7g