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There are hundreds of ways to cook chicken. Different ways to season it, slice it, and prepare it. But one of the best is our Roasted Lemon Chicken. This simple yet savory recipe is sure to please and is made with only 7 easy ingredients that you might even have in your kitchen right now!

While working on this recipe, we tried to keep in mind that going for a basic chicken breasts can sometimes be the easiest way through a quick family meal. But thighs can be the most delectable! They can be intimidating, but we’ve kept it simple because sometimes simple is the tastiest way to go. Minimal ingredients and steps make it look almost too good to be true! But we know when you taste it, you’ll fall in love!

This zesty recipe is extremely delicious, and still manages to be good for you! It has healthy and natural ingredients like almond flour and freshly squeezed lemon juice for a rich flavor.

Adding some simple spices like paprika, salt, and pepper add just a bit more flavor.

This recipe involves first cooking the skin side of the thighs over medium-high heat in a cast iron pan with avocado oil until browned. Making sure to brown the outside and doing this before baking the chicken, will create a layer that will keep all its’ natural juices inside. This quick step makes it easy to get a moist, tender chicken meat with a rich and flavorful exterior.

There’s many a benefit that comes with cooking with chicken. It’s healthy for you, it tastes GREAT, and the more you experiment and try it the more you learn to like it even more! Trying different ways of preparing and cooking this simple meat can transform it into something juicy and delectable that is sure to hit the spot.

With a beautiful color and tangy baked lemons to add just the right amount of elegance to this dish, your friends and family won’t be able to hold in their “ooh’s” and “aah’s” at the look and taste of their first forkful. With a deep, yet, light flavor, it’s a dish that satisfies even the pickiest set of taste buds! This super simple recipe makes this meal perfect for any night of the week and for so many different occasions, even when you’re stuck in a time crunch. A bright, lemony taste makes for a subtle and refreshing flavor that your family is sure to absolutely love!

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Roasted Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

• ½ cup almond flour
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• ¾ cup organic chicken stock
• 2 lemons juiced and zested
• 10 chicken thighs

Instructions

1. Mix almond flour, paprika, salt, and pepper.
2. Dredge chicken thighs in mixture.
3. Cook skin side down over medium-high heat with avocado oil in a cast iron pan until browned.
4. Turn over chicken thighs. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, and the lemon zest of both lemons.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
6. We like to squeeze the cooked lemons over the top again to add even more lemon flavor to the chicken.

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