Citrus Chicken
Chicken thighs are coated in oregano, cumin, and lime juice and oven baked until tender and golden brown.
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 1 hr
- Total: 1 hr 10 min
- Servings: 4
- Cuisine: Latin
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $1.84/serving
Dietary
- Gluten-Free
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
- Keto
- Paleo
- Low-Carb
- Low-Sugar
- High-Protein
- Whole30
Tags
- bake
- roast
- quick
- healthy
- savory
- classic
- budget-friendly
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs (6-ounce, bone-in)
- 2 teaspoon oregano (dried)
- 1 teaspoon cumin (ground)
- 2 tablespoon lime juice (fresh)
- 0.5 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 orange (sliced)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 °F. To trim the chicken, lay the chicken thighs on the cutting board, skin side up.
- Press down on the chicken to push out the excess fat.
- Use a sharp knife to cut excess fat.
- Put the chicken, oregano, cumin, lime juice, salt, and pepper in the bowl and mix well.
- Proceed to the next step or cover and refrigerate up to overnight.
- Put the contents of the bowl in the baking pan and transfer to the oven.
- Bake about 1 hour until cooked throughout and well browned.
- Serve right away.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 186
- Protein: 24.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 1.6 g
- Fat: 8.3 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 402 mg
- Saturated Fat: 2.3 g
- Sugar: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 133 mg