SKILLET-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH PICO DE GALLO

Skillet-Roasted Chicken with Pico de Gallo image

We love roasting chicken in our Lodge® cast iron pans, but were looking to spice it up a bit and came up with this dish--it's very easy. It was definitely a crowd-pleaser and I'm already being asked to make it again! I just made this for the two of us, but the recipe would be easily scalable!

Provided by AmyLeighNY

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 large red onion, divided
1 large tomato - cored, seeded, and diced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 small garlic clove, chopped
⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 small lime, juiced, divided
2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons ground ancho chile pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

Steps:

Chop 1/4 of the red onion and place in a small mixing bowl. Cut remaining onion into rough wedges and reserve for the chicken.
Add tomato, jalapeno, garlic, and cilantro to the chopped onion. Add olive oil and 1/2 of the lime juice; stir mixture together and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix cayenne pepper, chile pepper, cumin, oregano, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
Trim and clean chicken thighs. Lightly brush both sides with olive oil, then coat with the spice mixture.
Heat remaining olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until you can see steam coming up from the pan. Add chicken and sear on both sides until skin is crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove from the heat. Sprinkle with reserved onion wedges and remaining lime juice.
Place in the preheated oven and cook until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 12 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Plate chicken and top with pico de gallo.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380.9 calories, Carbohydrate 20.4 g, Cholesterol 58 mg, Fat 26.5 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 19.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.6 g, Sodium 2397.9 mg, Sugar 6.7 g