1Preheat your oven to 400℉ or your air fryer to 375℉.
2Rinse and pat dry your chicken pieces.
3Transfer the chicken to a ziploc bag.
4In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic, spices, salt and pepper to taste and grated parmesan.
5Whisk the mixture together.
6Transfer 3/4 of this mixture to the ziploc bag and close the bag.
7Swoosh the chicken around to coat in the mixture and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to overnight.
8Take the remaining 1/4 marinade and store it in your fridge for serving (after the chicken is cooked).
9Ensure this reserved marinade does not touch the raw chicken.
10Place the chicken on a baking sheet and bake for 17-20 minutes.
11Alternatively, air fry for 12 minutes.
12Top the chicken with the remaining marinade to serve and dip.
Ingredients
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
0.25 cup olive oil
1 large lemon, juiced (2 tbs)
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbs honey
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp onion powder
0.5 tsp dried oregano
0.25 tsp chili pepper flakes
to taste salt and pepper
0.25 cup grated parmesan cheese
Equipment
9×13 inch metal baking sheetAir Fryermeat thermometersmall bowlziploc bag
Tips
The secret is to reserve a portion of the lemon garlic parmesan marinade on the side prior to adding the chicken to it. Then use that reserved marinade when serving the dish as a sauce. It makes all the difference and levels up the end product.
If you don’t like lemon you can sub in white vinegar.