Zesty Lemon Pepper Chicken

photo by gailanng


- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
4 chicken breasts
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 4 bone-in chicken breast halves or 4 chicken pieces
- 3 lemons
- 1 medium onion
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or fresh)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh ground pepper
directions
- Put chicken into a large bowl.
- In a separate bowl, zest the lemon peel off the lemons. Then cut them in half and juice the lemons. (juice and zest in bowl; reserve lemon rinds).
- Mince onion and add it to the bowl with olive oil, paprika, thyme, salt and pepper. Reserve 3 tbsp of this marinade.
- Use hands or tongs to turn chicken over and coat it with the marinade.
- Marinate for 12 hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 500 degrees.
- Put chicken skin side up on a shallow, medium-sized roasting pan.
- Place reserved lemon rinds into pan.
- Put chicken in oven and reduce heat to 375 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes, brushing with the reserved marinade, or until chicken is cooked through.
- Discard lemon rinds. Serve with remaining marinade. Good served with my almond green beans and.
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