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Lemon Chicken
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Serves:
6
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Prep Time:
5 min
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Cook Time:
30 min
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Calories:
465
Ingredients
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4
Boneless chicken breasts (roughly 2.5 lbs)
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1/4 cup
Olive oil
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2 tsp
Oregano, dried
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2 tsp
Thyme, dried
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2 tsp
Garlic powder
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2 tsp
Salt, divided
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½ tsp
Black pepper
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1/2 cup
Dry white wine
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2 tbsp
Minced garlic (6 cloves)
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1 tbsp
Lemon zest (2 lemons)
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2 tbsp
Lemon juice, freshly squeezed
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1 tbsp
Brown sugar
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1
Lemon, cut into 6 slices, optional
Method
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, oregano, thyme, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to create a thick marinade/paste. Coat the chicken breast with seasoning paste.
- Using the same bowl mix together the white wine, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Pour over chicken breast.
- If using, nestle the lemon slices between the chicken bake for 15 minutes, baste the chicken with the pan juice, bake for another 15 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 165 F.