Easy Lemon Garlic Parmesan Chicken Recipe
This is an iconic chicken recipe that you cannot help but create because, once again, super easy to throw together and the flavors and taste are ALL THERE! The secret is to reserve a portion of the lemon garlic parmesan marinade on the side prior to adding the chicken to it (obviously). Then use that reserved marinade when serving the dish as a sauce. It makes all the difference and levels up the end product. And yes, this can work with any type of meat or fish! If you love this recipe you will love my Lemon Pepper Chicken Skewers or Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes.
Some great sides with this chicken dish are my Maroulosalata, Traditional Greek Salad, my Greek Yogurt Cucumber Salad, or my Dakos Salata. I would also enjoy this with some additional side dishes like my Creamy Mushroom Rice, my Greek Sweet Peas and Potatoes or my Spanakorizo.
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Easy Lemon Garlic Parmesan Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 large lemon, juiced (2 tbs)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbs honey
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp chili pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400℉ or your air fryer to 375℉.
- Rinse and pat dry your chicken pieces. Transfer to a ziploc bag.
- In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic, spices, salt and pepper to taste and grated parmesan. Whisk together. Transfer 3/4 of this mixture to the ziploc bag and close the bag. Swoosh the chicken around to coat in the mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight. Take the remaining 1/4 marinade, store it in your fridge for serving (after the chicken is cooked). This reserved marinade is not to touch the raw chicken.
- Place the chicken on a baking sheet and bake for 17-20 minutes. Air fry for 12 minutes.
- Top the chicken with the remaining marinade to serve and dip.
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Turned out great! Will def be making again!
Making this tomorrow night. Which way is better? Oven or air fryer? I can do both!
My whole family ate this and enjoyed it! Huge win!! This will definitely be made again and again in our house. Very flavorful ❤️
So yummy….😍
Fabulous easy recipe, chicken really tender, everyone loved it. Thanks!
Do I have to use a baking sheet?
Delicious!
This is delicious. I’ve made it two times so far and it’s on the menu again tonight. So much flavor in this.
The first time I made it in the oven. The second time I grilled it. I prefer the oven because grilling causes a lot of the marinade to go away and I want every bit of it to stay on the chicken.
I baked it in the oven with the 1/4 leftover marinade piled on top as it was baking. So good. The combination of the lemon and Parmesan is what does it for me. Thanks!
LOVE THIS RECIPE! Have already made it a few times! I add some lemon zest to the marinade as well just because I looove lemon
Delicious as all your recipes
I made it for dinner tonight. In the air fryer. Great flavor that was subtle, but I had to go back for seconds. This is in rotation now.
Love this recipe. Used it many times. Have not had one recipe we did not love! Keep them coming.
Can I make this chicken on the stovetop? no oven available while camping and I’d love to make this. thank you!
Hi Elise, yes definitely! Enjoy the camping trip!!
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this recipe !! Reserving some of the marinade as a sauce at the end is amazing. The flavor is so lemony and the parmesan cheese…This will be a new regular in my rotation ! Thank you for sharing this recipe 🙏 😊
hello tq for sharing this recipe! what do I do if I want to omit air frying the chicken please? tq 🙂
HI Michelle, just bake the chicken!
My goodness……this was SO AMAZING. My youngest son, my daughter in law and 2 grandchildren are coming from London in August, and I will definitely make this for them. It’s already my favorite dish 😋😋. Thank you so much for sharing this and all your others wonderful recipes.
By the way I’m from Denmark and I really enjoy all your recipes so much….thank you.