Honey Lemon Pepper Thighs

Honey Lemon Pepper Thighs is a oven-baked recipe ready in 3 h 15 min. It makes 4 servings, each 540 kcal with 28 g protein. Intermediate level, 14 ingredients.

Recipe by @royaleeats, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 3 h 15 mintotal
  • Intermediatelevel
  • 540kcal a serving
  • 28 gprotein
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Honey Lemon Pepper Thighs

What is Honey Lemon Pepper Thighs

Bone-in chicken thighs marinated in a lemon pepper spice paste, roasted on a rack and glazed with honey, garlic, lemon and butter.

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How to make Honey Lemon Pepper Thighs

Tips from the cook

  • When doubling the recipe, do not add more lemon slices to the sauce: it turns bitter.
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Honey Lemon Pepper Thighs substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Onion powder2 options
  • Garlic powder use about half as much
  • Leave out leave out (small background flavour)
Butter2 options
  • Vegan/dairy-free butter block 1:1 by weight

    Soft tub margarine fails in pastry and cheesecake base.

  • Olive oil use about 3/4 as much by volume

    Not for creaming or pastry; base goes oily.

Soy sauce2 options
  • Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1

    Still soy.

    Still contains soy.

  • Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)

    Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.