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Crispy Chicken Thighs with Smashed Peas
These Crispy Chicken Thighs with Smashed Peas are the ultimate spring time dinner recipe!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
38 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 720 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 6 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
For the Peas
- 1 10-ounce package frozen peas, completely thawed
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- ⅓ cup finely grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more to finish
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 lemons, 1 juiced and 1 sliced
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- fresh dill and fresh mint leaves, optional
Instructions
- Position a rack in the lower third of an oven and preheat to 400°F
- Season the chicken thighs on both sides with salt, pepper, cumin and coriander. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken, skin side down, and cook until the fat has rendered and the skin is crisp and golden brown, about 8 minutes.
- Flip the chicken to the other side and scatter the lemon slices on top. Transfer to the oven and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh, away from the bone, registers 170°F (77°C), 18 to 20 minutes.
- While the chicken is roasting, make the smashed peas. Transfer the garlic to a medium bowl and add the pecorino, olive oil, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, salt, and plenty of black pepper, and whisk to combine. Add the thawed peas and stir to combine. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed. Use the back of a fork and just roughly mash half of the peas so they are a little more chunky and leave the other half whole.
- Remove the chicken from the oven, add the peas into the ovenproof skillet, basically nesting the chicken thighs into the peas and coating the peas with the chicken renderings and top with herbs and extra lemon, salt and pepper.
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Notes
- This is the perfect meal to keep in the back of your mind because it uses pantry and freezer ingredients that are so easy to come by.
Nutrition Information
Calories
720kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
39g
(78%)
Fat
60g
(92%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
31g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
221mg
(74%)
Sodium
272mg
(11%)
Potassium
552mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
258IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
132mg
(13%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 720
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 720kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 60g | 92% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 31g | 155% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 221mg | 74% |
| Sodium | 272mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 552mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 258IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 132mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.