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Roasted Lemon Chicken

Here's how you make Roasted Lemon Chicken
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/3 cup white wine (dry)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 1/2 pounds bone-in chicken breasts (with skin on, two large bone-in, skin-on breasts or any size that you want)
  • 1 whole lemon
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 400º.

  • Step 2: Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute, don’t let it brown. Turn off the heat and add wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and pour into baking dish.

  • Step 3: Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin side up over the sauce. Sprinkle the chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut the remaining lemon into wedges and place among the pieces.

  • Step 4: Bake for around 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer registers 150º and the skin is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cover with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve with the pan juices.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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