Baked Lemon Chicken Thighs with Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Thigh Recipes. (Baked Lemon Chicken Thighs with Mushroom Sauce Recipe). A great chicken recipe that is moist, tastes fresh, and has a fantastic mushroom sauce! The sauce uses my mother's secret to never lumpy sauce/gravy...mixing the stock with the flour before adding it to the pan. This is a fail-proof method that has served me well over the years.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 50 mins

Additional: 4hrs

Total: 5hrs10 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Baked Lemon Chicken Thighs with Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

¼ cup lemon juice

3 tablespoons salt

2 tablespoons rosemary garlic seasoning

1 tablespoon dried oregano

8 chicken thighs

water

or as needed to cover

2 lemons

thinly sliced

¼ cup light butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

3 cups sliced mushrooms

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 pinch garlic powder

1 pinch onion powder

½ teaspoon dried lemon peel

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups chicken stock

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Stir 1/4 cup lemon juice salt rosemary garlic seasoning and oregano in a large bowl. Add chicken and enough water to cover; stir well. Cover and refrigerate chicken 4 hours to overnight. Drain and discard lemon juice brine.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large baking dish with aluminum foil.

Step 3

Spread half the lemon slice in the baking dish. Arrange chicken thighs over lemon slices; top chicken thighs with remaining lemon slices.

Step 4

Bake chicken in preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear 30 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 5

Melt light butter with olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms 1 tablespoon lemon juice garlic powder onion powder and dried lemon peel in hot butter-oil mixture until mushrooms are browned and soft 5 to 8 minutes.

Step 6

Meanwhile combine chicken stock and flour in a jar with a tight fitting lid; shake well. Pour mixture into mushrooms.

Step 7

Increase heat to medium high; simmer mushroom sauce until thickened about 10 minutes. Serve with chicken.

Nutritional Information

Baked Lemon Chicken Thighs with Mushroom Sauce Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 482.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 35.2g 70%

Carbohydrates: 16.5g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 4g 16%

Sugars: 2g

Fat: 33g 51%

Saturated Fat: 10g 50%

Cholesterol: 134.4mg 45%

Vitamin A Iu: 706.1IU 14%

Niacin Equivalents: 16.8mg 129%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 34%

Vitamin C: 54.5mg 91%

Folate: 37.9mcg 10%

Calcium: 76.5mg 8%

Iron: 3.2mg 18%

Magnesium: 45.2mg 16%

Potassium: 642.4mg 18%

Sodium: 5918.1mg 237%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 22%

Calories From Fat: 297

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.