Top Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs Design. The recipe calls for 8 chicken thighs. Drain excess fat and set aside. In the process of making lemon butter chicken. The perfect one pan weeknight dinner! Couldn't fit 8 thighs in my large skillet.
Lemon butter chicken thighs succulent crispy skin chicken with lemon butter cream sauce it's the sauce that makes this dish, the chicken is baked in the oven in it's own juices smothered by the creamy lemon butter sauce.
Succulent crispy skin chicken with lemon butter cream sauce. This lemon butter chicken thigh recipe is quick, easy and bursting with flavor! The recipe is wholesome, with juicy chicken, a creamy sauce, with healthy spinach and tomatoes. Combine 1/3 cup chicken broth, lemon juice, and zest, and pour over chicken thighs. Add browned chicken thighs back to the pot, set the timer, close lid and cook. Add the chicken thighs to the hot pan skin side down and cook for 4 minutes, or until the skin is golden brown, then flip over and cook for another 2 minutes. Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and paprika. I ended up putting the chicken in a 9 x 13 baking pan with the sauce over the top. Add lemon juice and chicken stock and reduce the sauce for a couple of minutes, until slightly thickened.
