Description
Love this easy Keto Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs recipe? It’s even better with potatoes, cauliflower rice, and crispy skin!
Ingredients
8 chicken thighs (bone in) (chicken breasts for Keto Healthy Heart)
Zest of 1 lemon
3/4 cup grass-fed butter
12 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried thyme
10 to 15 small white potatoes, cut*
1 lemon, sliced into rounds
Freshly ground black pepper as desired
Instructions
- *A quick rinse under cold water can wash away surface starch. More starch is removed from a cut potato than a whole peeled potato, because a greater surface area is exposed on cut potatoes. Soak potato in cold water for as long as a few hours to remove more starch and then blanch in boiling water to remove even more starch.
- Preheat oven to 425°. Or pre-heat air-fryer to 400F. Grease a baking pan. Pat chicken thighs dry with a paper towel. Set aside. Zest the lemon. Set aside. In a blender or Magic Bullet add garlic and butter. Puree until garlic is almost liquefied, butter melted. Pour butter mixture, lemon zest, and thyme into a bowl.
- Dip each thigh into butter moisture and set it in the pan. Using a small spoon add a little butter mixture under the skin of each thigh. Repeat the process for all the thighs. Toss potatoes in the remaining butter mixture and set potatoes into the pan with the thighs. Add lemon slices atop thighs. Season with pepper.
- Bake chicken for about 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Or air-fry for 15 to 20 minutes until chicken is cooked and juices run clear. To crisp, the skins and potatoes set pan under the broiler for about 2 to 5 minutes or until golden. Remove the pan, turn the potatoes, and continue broiling to make potatoes golden all over. Set chicken and potatoes on a plate. Drizzle with lemon, garlic, butter sauce.
Notes
- The recipe is based on the keto version and is approximate only. One thigh has 0 grams of net carbs. Potatoes not included. Potatoes are not keto, but family members may like them.
- (Note: The nutritional information provided is a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the nutritional accuracy of any recipe on this site. We cannot know what brands you use or how accurately you follow the recipe or what you like to add creatively to the dish. Use the information as a general guideline only. Net carbs are the total carbs minus the fiber.)
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 35
- Category: KETO LOW-CARB
- Method: BAKING
- Cuisine: DINNER
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 thigh
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 0
- Sodium: 22
- Fat: 4.5
- Saturated Fat: 1.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 0
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 22
- Cholesterol: 100
