Baked Lemon Chicken

10:30 AM

This is one of our favorite dishes at the moment. It reminds us of the chicken we order at our local Greek Restaurant. Of course it isn't as good but it sure is delicious and full of flavor.

Baked Lemon Chicken * Gluten Free *
*Gluten Free*

::INGREDIENTS::
1-2 Tbsp Olive Oil
5-6 Cloves garlic, minced (or a spoonful of minced garlic)
Zest from 1 lemon
Juice from 1 lemon (or lemon juice, add as much or as little as you want)
1/3 cup Chicken Broth
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp of thyme
2-3 Boneless, Skinless Chicken breats
Sea salt and Cracked Pepper, to taste
1 Lemon cut into 4 wedges (use lemon you used for zest)


:: Directions ::
  • Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Coat a baking dish with cooking spray of your choice
  • Season both sides of the chicken breasts with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, and set aside.
  • Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute, making sure not to burn the garlic. Add the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, and thyme to the pan and cook for a few minuets, being careful not to burn the mixture.
  • Pour the mixture into the baking dish over the chicken Place the lemon wedges around the chicken in the dish.
  • Place into the oven and bake, for 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from the oven and let the meat rest for 5 minutes.

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