The Best Pan Fried Chicken Thighs Recipe

The Best Pan Fried Chicken Thighs Recipe

Pan Fried Chicken Thighs with a twist of lemon and herbs are so refreshing and taste like a French dinner. And this lemon chicken is incredibly juicy and bursting with flavorful Herbes de Provence! I think adding lemon to any chicken dish makes it better.

Course Dinner

Cuisine French

Keyword chicken, chicken dinner, chicken thighs, dinner recipes, electric chicken, electric skillet chicken recipe, lemon chicken, lemon chicken dinner, pan fried chicken thighs

Servings chicken thighs

Calories 355kcal

Equipment

Electric Skillet

Ingredients

4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
1 tbsp olive oil or cooking oil You can add another tablespoon of oil
Herbes of Provence Sprinkle generously on both sides of the thighs
salt and pepper Sprinkle generously on both sides of the thighs
1 tbsp butter
1 lemon Juice from one lemon
lemon zest Zest from one lemon
2 tbsp garlic minced
4 lemon slices

Instructions

Prep Chicken

Wash chicken thighs and dry them thoroughly before seasoning. The drier the meat, the easier it is to brown.
Heavily season the chicken with herbs de Provence, salt, and pepper.

Step 2 – Prep the Electric Skillet

Heat the electric skillet to about 300° with oil in the pan. You want the oil to get hot for the browning process.

Step 3 – Brown Chicken

Add chicken, braise, and brown chicken at high heat with oil for four minutes on each side. If your chicken thighs' skin didn't brown enough, flip them to the skin side and finish browning them. Just a reminder that the pan should have the cover off for this step.

Step 4 – Cook the Chicken

Lower heat to 225° and add butter and cover the pan. Cook each side for seven or ten minutes. In a separate bowl, combine lemon juice and garlic. After cooking covered, add the lemon mixture to the chicken and uncover the pan. Cook until the sauce has reduced. Add lemon slices during the last couple minutes of cooking.

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