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Really Delicious Lemony Roasted Chicken Pieces

Here's how you make Really Delicious Lemony Roasted Chicken Pieces
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  • Servings: 3-4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 3-4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (3 1/2 pound) whole chicken (cut up, use skin-on, bone-in, or just use pieces)
  • 1/4 cups white wine (dry)
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon coarse salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cups fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • Lemon wedges
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 450ºF.

  • Step 2: Coat the bottom of a cast iron skillet with a little olive oil, then using pastry brush coat the skin with olive oil. Nestle the chicken pieces in the skillet skin side facing up. Pour the wine over the chicken. Season tops of chicken with salt and pepper, then top with the fresh rosemary and thyme leaves.

  • Step 3: Oven roast for 40 minutes. Change the oven to broil, and broil the skin 5 more minutes.

  • Step 4: Remove from oven and drizzle with lemon juice from the wedges. Let rest for 5 minutes.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Large cast iron skillet

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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