Chicken, leeks and lemon

[Old Crank]

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This one looked quick and easy. Cheicken thighs cooked on top of a bed of leek rounds and sliced seeded lemon tossed in olive oil.
Loosen the skin on the thighs, season and place on top of the vegetable mixture and back until done at 425 until done .

My wife says it's a keeper.

I didn't have enough leek so I also sliced a white onion and sprinkled a little sugar on the lemons .

[SheltieLover]

1. Sounds delic!!!

Ty!

[Kali]

2. that sounded good so I looked it up

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/02/16/roasted-chicken-thighs-leeks-lemons-recipe/

This recipe has you cut leeks crosswise into rounds so that you can see their concentric circles. But if your leeks are filled with dirt, you’ll have to split them lengthwise to fully wash them. In that case, simply chop them and proceed with the recipe as written.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
3 large leeks (1 1/4 pound total), cleaned, trimmed and sliced into 3/4-inch-thick rounds (see headnote)
1 large lemon, sliced into thin rounds, seeds picked out
4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (1 1/2 pounds total)
Fine salt
Freshly cracked black pepper
Crusty bread, for serving

Step 1
Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees.

Step 2
Pour the oil into a 9-by-13-inch pan, add the leeks and lemon, and gently toss to coat.

Step 3
Pat the thighs dry and lightly season both sides with salt and pepper. Gently loosen the skin to let a little air in — this will help it get crispy as it roasts. Place the chicken thighs, skin-side up and evenly spaced, atop the leeks and lemons.

Step 4
Roast for 35 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted in the thickest part of a thigh registers 160 to 165 degrees. Let rest for at least 5 minutes, then serve with crusty bread.

more at link, including nutrition info

[Paper Roses]

3. Leeks are now $1.99 each at my local market.

I'd like to try this but maybe leeks are out of season. I used to buy them in a bundle of 3 for $1.99.
Yes, I know about inflation but this is foolish. I looked and thought...these are not even fresh at this price, no thanks.
Will save your recipe, it sounds good and easy.

[Old Crank]

4. The hardest part was

Picking the seeds out of the lemons.

I went with 2 lemons since I cooked 7 thighs.