Thyme And Lime Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 chicken thighs
• 2 tablespoons scallions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 limes, juice of or 1 lemon, juice of
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
• salt
• black pepper, freshly ground
• cooked rice, to serve
• 1 lime, sliced
• 4 fresh cilantro stems, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 place chicken thighs in an ovenproof dish or on a platter, skin-side down. with a very sharp knife, slit the thighs lengthwise along the thigh bone of each thigh. mix the scallion with a little salt and pepper and press the mixture into the slits.
• 2 in a small bowl mix together the thyme, garlic, lime or lemon juice and all but 2 tablespoons of the butter. spoon over each chicken thigh.
• 3 spoon the remaining butter over the top. cover loosely with plastic wrap and allow to marinate in the refrigerator several hours or overnight.
• 4 preheat oven to 375°f remove plastic wrap from the chicken and cover the dish with foil. bake chicken for 1 hour, then remove the foil and cook for a few minutes to brown. serve hot, with rice and garnish with lime slices and cilantro sprigs.