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
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.
- From the oven · Chicken
- Roasting
- Sauces & dressings
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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Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
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.







