Crispy Chicken Thighs

Crispy Chicken Thighs are loaded with classic lemon, garlic, and rosemary flavors and are cooked in a cast-iron skillet to get PERFECTLY golden crisp skin.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 6 to 8 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. 2Combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, lemon zest (reserve the juice), and rosemary in a small bowl. Sprinkle mixture evenly over both sides of the chicken thighs.
3. 3Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Place the chicken thighs, skin side down, and cook for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-high and continue cooking with the skin side down until the fat renders and it is golden brown, about 5 minutes.
4. 4Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook for another 6 minutes. Flip the chicken so the skin side is facing up and cooking until the skin is crisp and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat registers at least 165°F, about another 5 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken before serving.