Baked Lemon Chicken

Baked Lemon Chicken takes approximately 35 minutes from beginning to end. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 4 and costs $1.25 per serving. One serving contains 211 calories, 24g of protein, and 11g of fat. 6142 people were impressed by this recipe. A mixture of butter, lemon, skinless boneless chicken breasts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is brought to you by Gimme Some Oven. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 61%. This score is good. Similar recipes include Baked Lemon Chicken, Baked Lemon Chicken, and Baked Lemon Chicken.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 15 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons melted butter

1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves

4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

optional garnishes: fresh lemon slices, extra fresh thyme sprigs

2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, that have been pounded to even thickness and brined in saltwater (*see easy instructions below)

Equipment:

bowl

paper towels

oven

whisk

pastry brush

baking pan

frying pan

kitchen thermometer

broiler

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

*To brine your chicken breasts, simply fill a large bowl with 1 quart of warm water and 1/4 cup kosher salt. Stir to combine until most of the salt is absorbed. Add the chicken breasts and let them sit in the mixture to brine for 15 minutes. Or you can also also cover the bowl and refrigerate for up to 6 hours. Remove the chicken breasts from the brine, rinse them with cold water, then pat them dry with some paper towels. Heat oven to 450F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, melted butter, lemon juice, and thyme until combined. Set aside. Pour the melted butter mixture into a large baking dish, and place the chicken breasts on top of it in an even layer. Use a pastry brush to brush the butter mixture all over the chicken breasts until they are completely coated on both sides. Then sprinkle each chicken breast evenly with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Then feel free to add in a few extra lemon slices to the mix to look pretty when it all bakes up. (Although disclaimer I dont recommend eating these or laying them directly on top of the chicken breasts, since they get a little bitter the longer they cook.) Bake for 5 minutes. Then remove the pan from the oven and brush the chicken again thoroughly with the butter mixture. Bake again for 5 minutes, remove and brush. Bake again for 5-8* minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. (So the chicken will bake for 15-18 minutes total. If you use a cooking thermometer to measure the temperature thickest part of the breast, it should be between 160-170F. The FDA recommends 170F.) *Or, if you want the chicken to be a little bit browned and crispier on top, you can turn the broiler on high for the final 3-5 minutes and broil the chicken until it is cooked through and extra browned on top. Keep a close eye on the chicken so that it does not overcook and/or burn. Once the chicken is cooked, remove the pan from the oven and brush the chicken thoroughly with the butter mixture once more. Loosely cover the pan with aluminum foil, and let the chicken rest for at least 5-10 minutes. Serve immediately, garnished with extra lemon slices and thyme sprigs if desired. Or, refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

 

Step by step:


1. *To brine your chicken breasts, simply fill a large bowl with 1 quart of warm water and 1/4 cup kosher salt. Stir to combine until most of the salt is absorbed.

2. Add the chicken breasts and let them sit in the mixture to brine for 15 minutes. Or you can also also cover the bowl and refrigerate for up to 6 hours.

3. Remove the chicken breasts from the brine, rinse them with cold water, then pat them dry with some paper towels.

4. Heat oven to 450F.

5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the garlic, melted butter, lemon juice, and thyme until combined. Set aside.

6. Pour the melted butter mixture into a large baking dish, and place the chicken breasts on top of it in an even layer. Use a pastry brush to brush the butter mixture all over the chicken breasts until they are completely coated on both sides. Then sprinkle each chicken breast evenly with a generous pinch of salt and pepper.

7. Then feel free to add in a few extra lemon slices to the mix to look pretty when it all bakes up. (Although disclaimer I dont recommend eating these or laying them directly on top of the chicken breasts, since they get a little bitter the longer they cook.)

8. Bake for 5 minutes. Then remove the pan from the oven and brush the chicken again thoroughly with the butter mixture.

9. Bake again for 5 minutes, remove and brush.

10. Bake again for 5-8* minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. (So the chicken will bake for 15-18 minutes total. If you use a cooking thermometer to measure the temperature thickest part of the breast, it should be between 160-170F. The FDA recommends 170F.)

11. *Or, if you want the chicken to be a little bit browned and crispier on top, you can turn the broiler on high for the final 3-5 minutes and broil the chicken until it is cooked through and extra browned on top. Keep a close eye on the chicken so that it does not overcook and/or burn.

12. Once the chicken is cooked, remove the pan from the oven and brush the chicken thoroughly with the butter mixture once more. Loosely cover the pan with aluminum foil, and let the chicken rest for at least 5-10 minutes.

13. Serve immediately, garnished with extra lemon slices and thyme sprigs if desired.

14. Or, refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.


Nutrition Information:

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211k Calories
24g Protein
11g Total Fat
1g Carbs
7% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
211k
11%

Fat
11g
18%

  Saturated Fat
6g
38%

Carbohydrates
1g
1%

  Sugar
0.23g
0%

Cholesterol
94mg
32%

Sodium
788mg
34%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
24g
49%

Vitamin B3
11mg
59%

Selenium
36µg
52%

Vitamin B6
0.89mg
44%

Phosphorus
245mg
25%

Vitamin B5
1mg
17%

Potassium
447mg
13%

Magnesium
32mg
8%

Vitamin C
6mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.12mg
7%

Vitamin A
322IU
6%

Manganese
0.11mg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.08mg
5%

Zinc
0.72mg
5%

Vitamin B12
0.24µg
4%

Iron
0.6mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.47mg
3%

Copper
0.05mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.27µg
2%

Calcium
17mg
2%

Folate
6µg
2%

Vitamin K
1µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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