Skillet-Roasted Citrus Chicken
Skillet-Roasted Citrus Chicken is an easy one pan dish and very flavorful because of the combination of oranges, lemon, onion and herbs & spices.
Ingredients
For the Chicken tighs
- 4 chicken thighs skin-on, bone-in
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 2 sprig thyme
- 8 ounces Yukon potatoes
- 1/4 yellow onion
- 1 Meyer lemon
- 1 blood orange
- salt & pepper
For the Arugula Salad
- 3 cups arugula
- 2 tablespoons orange juice from blood orange
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- salt & pepper
Instructions
Make the Skillet-Roasted Citrus Chicken
- Prepare the ingredients. Cut excess skin and fat off the chicken thighs. Wash the potatoes and slices them in 1/8-inch thick slices. Peel and slice the onions thinly. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Cut small slits in the skin of each thigh and season the thighs with salt, pepper, oregano, cumin and coriander. Make sure all sides are well covered. Allow the chicken to absorb these flavors for a couple of hours.
- Transfer the potato slices into a bowl, add salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Mix and make sure all slices are covered.
- Arrange the Meyer lemon slices on the bottom of the oven-safe skillet, add a few sprigs of thyme and place the chicken thigh (skin-side up) on top of the lemon slices. Drizzle some oil on top of the chicken thighs.
- Tuck the slices of the potato, onion and blood oranges in between the chicken thighs.
- Place the skillet in the middle of the oven and roast for 25 minutes. Rotate the skillet and roast for another 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked (internal temperature of 167°F).
For the Arugula Salad
- Make a vinaigrette from the juice of blood oranges, olive oil, honey, salt & pepper.
- Make the arugula salad by mixing the arugula with the dressing.
- Serve two chicken thighs with potatoes, onions and a slice of blood orange on a bed of arugula salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 767kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 40gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 191mgFiber: 4gSugar: 13g