Baked Lemon Butter Chicken
Baked Lemon Butter Chicken features tender dark meat chicken infused with a rich lemon butter sauce.
Equipment
- Skillet
- baking dish
Ingredients
Chicken and Sauce Ingredients
- 10 pieces dark meat chicken (drumsticks and thighs) trimmed of any excess fat
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon Montreal chicken seasoning blend or any chicken seasoning of choice
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ cup red onion minced
- ½ cup flat leaf parsley chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Once the butter is melted, add onions and sauté until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- To the onions, add chopped parsley and garlic. Mix well to combine and add lemon juice, followed by red pepper flakes.
- Add chicken stock followed by Parmesan cheese. Mix well to combine and then add heavy cream.
- Bring to a simmer for a minute, then turn off the heat and allow the sauce to cool slightly.
- While the sauce cools, season chicken with salt, smoked paprika, and chicken seasoning. Toss well to combine and pour the sauce over the chicken in a baking dish.
- Bake UNCOVERED on 375 degrees for 1 hour & 45 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Broil on the skin side until golden brown.
- Baste in sauce to finish and enjoy!
Notes
If you need to cook this dish faster, simply increase the temperature of the oven to 400 degrees and roast instead of bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes or until juices run clear and chicken is tender.
Nutrition
Serving: 1plateCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 30gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 160mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 1mg
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