Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗

A baking tray with a wire rack holds several pieces of golden-brown, crispy Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗 fried chicken. In the background, bottles of condiments and a cookbook are displayed upright on a kitchen counter.

Summary

If you liked my last BFC Recipe, You’re in for a treat. Let’s make the most delicious, crispy, and fabulous Lemon Pepper BFC (Baked Fried Chicken). This dish is co-starring with rice and it makes for such a delicious treat. The rice I have in this BLOG will be posted tomorrow so make sure you pin the site so you don’t miss it! This dish has a perfect blend of lemon butter garlic seasoning, and when I tell you it mixes so well with the chicken, Honey I am not lying. This chicken was so so perfect and I’m excited for you guys to try it! Let me know how you like it and make sure you’re ready for my rice!

❤️ Why You’ll Love Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗

Friends, Let’s be real, Baked Fried Chicken? It might just be the best thing since the invention of the light bulb. But not just that It’s Lemon Pepper Baked Fried Chicken, So I guess there’s nothing to compare it to because it’s just absolutely amazing. In all seriousness, This dish has a perfect blend of seasonings and baked to perfection or that crispy fried chicken taste but it’s just not fried chicken. Such a perfect dish for a weekend meal, Games on, Family’s hungry, Baked fried chicken is the way to go and it’s not even funny! Let me know what you think about this dish and make sure you’re ready for the rice!

A young person with dark hair and a black shirt holds a plate of yellow rice and Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗 chicken, offering a forkful toward the camera in a brightly lit kitchen.

👝 How to Store Leftovers

You can store the chicken in an air-tight container, I’d keep it in the fridge for at most 4 day’s.

🧂 My Ingredients

Chef Merito’s Chicken Seasoning
Kinder’s Lemon Butter Pepper
Baking Half Sheet
Baking and Cooling Rack

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A plate of golden, seasoned rice garnished with herbs, topped with a crispy Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗 breaded chicken drumstick.

🤔 Common Questions

What can I substitute for the lemon butter garlic seasoning?

You can use lemon pepper seasoning and add extra garlic powder and butter

Can I use a different type of oil instead of olive oil?

Yes, Just keep it non-flavored like canola or vegetable oil can be used.

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A baking tray with a wire rack holds several pieces of golden-brown, crispy Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗 fried chicken. In the background, bottles of condiments and a cookbook are displayed upright on a kitchen counter.
Melissa Jo

Lemon Pepper BFC 🍋🍗

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If you liked my last BFC Recipe, You're in for a treat. Let's make the most delicious, crispy, and fabulous Lemon Pepper BFC (Baked Fried Chicken). This dish is co-starring with rice and it makes for such a delicious treat. The rice I have in this BLOG will be posted tomorrow so make sure you pin the site so you don't miss it! This dish has a perfect blend of lemon butter garlic seasoning, and when I tell you it mixes so well with the chicken, Honey I am not lying. This chicken was so so perfect and I'm excited for you guys to try it! Let me know how you like it and make sure you're ready for my rice!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 622

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tbsp Kinders lemon butter garlic seasoning divided
  • 2 lbs bone in-skin on chicken thighs
  • 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
  • 1 tbsp Chef Merito chicken seasoning
  • 2 tbsp cracked black pepper divided
  • 3 tsp garlic powder divided
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 cup olive oil divided
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup cento seasoned breadcrumbs
  • 3/4 cup Panko plain breadcrumbs
  • 1.5 oz freshly grated parmesan

Method
 

  1. In a bowl add the chicken thighs, chicken drumsticks, 1/4 cup olive oil, egg, chopped fresh parsley, chicken seasoning, 2 tbsp lemon butter garlic seasoning, lemon zest, 2 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tbsp cracked black pepper.
  2. Mix everything together until combined.
  3. On a plate/bowl add seasoned breadcrumbs, plain breadcrumbs,
  4. 2 tbsp lemon butter garlic seasoning, 1 tbsp cracked black pepper, 1 tsp garlic powder, and freshly grated parmesan.
  5. Take each piece of chicken, bury it in the breadcrumb mixture, shake off the excess, and place it on a baking rack on top of a baking sheet.
  6. Drizzle about an 1/8 cup of oil over the chicken and bake in the oven at 425°F for 1 hour.
  7. Once its been 30 minutes, flip each piece of chicken, drizzle over another 1/8 cup of oil, and let that bake for the remaining 30 minutes.
  8. Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 622kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 40gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 246mgSodium: 216mgPotassium: 544mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 197IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 2mg

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