California-Style Chicken

"After a discussion on the boards, I decided to post this recipe. Even non-garlic heads will love it. I serve with a nice crusty bread to sop up the juices and spread the cooked garlic on. This recipe comes from the American Diabetes Assoc., so you know that in addition to having a to die for taste - it's good for you."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 20mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Prepare a medium baking dish with olive oil flavored nonstick pan spray.
  • Place chicken in dish and brush with oil.
  • Sprinkle basil, oregano, salt & pepper over the chicken.
  • Spread the garlic, celery, onion & parsley over and around the chicken.
  • Pour the wine and lemon juice into the baking dish.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake for an additional 30 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. This was just excellent!! I cut the recipe in half for the two of us and it turned out great!! The garlic was especially good and the combination of tastes were mouth watering. Served it with boiled parsely and chives potatoes and a green salad. Excellent dinner Mysterygirl!!
     
  2. This was excellent! Since there are only 2 of us, I used boneless skinless breasts for the chicken, and added 1/4 of a cup of chicken broth to the wine and lemon mixture. (The boneless breasts don't provide much "juice".) The only thing I would do differently next time is to increase the amount of sauce fixin's. I made macaroni and cheese and baked crumb-topped tomatoes to go with this, but we could have made a meal out of the crusty bread and this chicken recipe! Next time I won't work so hard... :o) Thanks for a great recipe, Mysterygirl, this will get used often!
     
  3. Excellent, Mysterygirl!! So tender & delicious - I will definitely make this again. Even fussy DH loved it! Thanks!!!
     
  4. Fabulous, easy recipe! The house smelled wonderful and we loved it even more when we ate it. Didn't have heads of fresh garlic, so I used minced garlic (in water) - worked well, but next time I will use fresh garlic. Good bread for sopping up garlic/sauce is a must. Served it w/Garlic Mashed potatoes (from a box) and a fresh spinach salad. Yum!
     
  5. Very clever, using spices and herbs to cut down on sodium. I removed all the skin before cooking, yet the chicken was so tender, not dry. It's so light and healthy. The wine, combined with a mixture of dried and fresh spices created a pleasant aroma while the food was being cooked. I served mine with rice accompanied by a glass of white wine. Superb! Thanks for posting your recipe.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Very Good! We love garlic, so this hit the spot. I used a package of thighs instead of a whole chicken, and I didn't have any lemon juice so I used lime juice. The house smelled wonderful.
     

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