Yogurt Marinated Chicken
Yogurt Marinated Chicken thighs are an easy Spring meal and perfect for rainy days. The yogurt marinade gives the chicken a tangy moist flavor and browns up beautifully in the oven.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 8 chicken thighs skin removed
- ½ c . olive oil
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 T lemon juice
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 t . dried oregano
- 1 t . cumin
- 1 t . kosher salt
- ½ t . pepper
Instructions
- Place chicken thighs in a zip top bag, set aside. In a small bowl mix together remaining ingredients and then pour over chicken. Marinate in the fridge for two hours.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Heat a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Shaking off excess marinade, place half of the chicken thighs into the pan and brown for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove chicken to a foil lined baking sheet. Continue with the remaining half of thighs. Bake the chicken until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees. Let rest a couple of minutes, then serve.