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Sunshine Chicken Thighs Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Maggiehc / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago I've fallin' in love with the pungent-tangy combination of turmeric and lemon with chicken. The turmeric gives the chicken a vivid yellow color. Per Dr Weil: "turmeric appears to have significant anti-inflammatory and cancer-protective effects." ... More Prep:5m Cook:45m Servings:4	Maggiehc
	roasted chicken lemon turmeric paprika garlic

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Ingredients

1 - 1 1/2 pound of chicken thighs, with skin and bone

1 lemon,

4 cloves of garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Peel the garlic cloves place in a roasting pan with the chicken thighs (chicken should be in one layer). Slice the lemon into 4 slices. Squeeze the lemons on top of the chicken and then place the squeezed lemons into the roasting pan. Sprinkle on the spices and salt and drizzle on the oil. Rub the spices into the chicken.

Place the roasting pan into the oven and roast for 20 minutes.

Remove the roasting pan and baste the chicken with the drippings.

Place the pan back in the oven and increase the heat to 425 degrees. Roast for another 25-30 minutes until tender and golden brown.

Optional: Smash the roasted garlic cloves into the pan drippings and drizzle over the finished chicken.

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Comments

kismet 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Neve eaten Turmeric on chicken as I recall.This one sound nice. Thank-you

jenniferbyrdez 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Yum.

skoch 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Love chicken, love turmeric. And the combo of chicken, turmeric and garlic is a winner. Great recipe!

annieamie 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Sounds just greaet! I Love the recipe and look forward to trying it soon. Thank you for sharing!

wolfpackjack 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Great recipe... have to try it once I get moved and settled... thanks.... dave

pleclare 1 year, 8 months ago said:
This is a wonderful recipe!

robertg 1 year, 8 months ago said:
This sounds great,thanks for sharing...Bob

lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Great recipe and I can't wait to try it. Thanks so much!

dottiet 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Love the blend of flavors. Sounds wonderful and a keeper for sure. Got my 5. Dottie T.

matowakan58 1 year, 8 months ago said:
THIS IS JUST WHAT IM LOOKING FOR,
CHICKEN,TUMERIC AND GARLIC YUMMMMMMMMM
GONNA DO IT FOR SUPPER

legoflamb 1 year, 7 months ago said:
Wow, easy, tasty and a quote form Dr. Weil too? This recipe has it all going on!

mbelisle 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Made this once a couple of weeks ago - it was great so doing it again tonight by request. Thanks for the recipe.

cmon68 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Awesome, i have all the ingredients and couldnt decide what to do, getting started now. This has an amazing blend of flavors and healthy, doesnt get better then this, good thing I didnt skin all my thighs!!!:)))

dynie 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This sounds great. I'm bookmarking this!

ttaaccoo 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Sounds fab! am an Andrew Weil fan too. What kind of turmeric do you use? There are many Indian groceries where I live, and I can buy a pound for a couple of dollars. but I want to get powerful stuff. thanks for your good recipes!

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