Lemon Pepper Chicken

Lemon Pepper Chicken might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. This recipe serves 2 and costs $1.59 per serving. One serving contains 655 calories, 43g of protein, and 50g of fat. This recipe from Norecipes requires black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, lemons, and thyme. 6 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and ketogenic diet. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 64%. Lemon Pepper Chicken Wraps with Lemon Pepper Sauce #WeekdaySupper #SauteExpress, Lemon Pepper Chicken with Garlic – make garlicky chicken easily in the oven, and Lemon-Pepper Chicken are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 2

Preparation duration: 5 minutes

Cooking duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

black pepper

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

2 lemons

1/2 teaspoon salt

600 grams chicken leg – bone-in skin-on (2 large legs)

6 sprigs thyme

Equipment:

oven

baking sheet

kitchen thermometer

wire rack

Cooking instruction summary:

Cut the legs in half at the joint so you have a drumstick and a thigh.Sprinkle the chicken evenly with the salt and then drizzle with the olive. Zest one lemon onto the chicken and then pluck the leaves off the sprigs of thyme onto the chicken. Toss the chicken so that each piece is evenly coated with the lemon zest and thyme. Let this rest for 15 minutes. Put the oven rack in the middle position and preheat to 425 degrees F (220 C). Place an oven-safe wire rack on a baking sheet and sprinkle the chicken with freshly ground black pepper before laying the pieces skin-side up on the rack. Roast the chicken until the skin is golden brown and the an instant read thermometer poked into the thickest part reads 165 degrees F (73 C), about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and zest some more lemon zest onto the chicken before serving.

 

Step by step:


1. Cut the legs in half at the joint so you have a drumstick and a thigh.Sprinkle the chicken evenly with the salt and then drizzle with the olive. Zest one lemon onto the chicken and then pluck the leaves off the sprigs of thyme onto the chicken. Toss the chicken so that each piece is evenly coated with the lemon zest and thyme.

2. Let this rest for 15 minutes.

3. Put the oven rack in the middle position and preheat to 425 degrees F (220 C).

4. Place an oven-safe wire rack on a baking sheet and sprinkle the chicken with freshly ground black pepper before laying the pieces skin-side up on the rack. Roast the chicken until the skin is golden brown and the an instant read thermometer poked into the thickest part reads 165 degrees F (73 C), about 20 minutes.

5. Remove from the oven and zest some more lemon zest onto the chicken before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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677k Calories
43g Protein
49g Total Fat
15g Carbs
24% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
677k
34%

Fat
49g
77%

  Saturated Fat
12g
78%

Carbohydrates
15g
5%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
249mg
83%

Sodium
783mg
34%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
43g
87%

Vitamin C
157mg
191%

Selenium
48µg
69%

Vitamin B3
12mg
64%

Vitamin B6
1mg
59%

Vitamin A
2697IU
54%

Phosphorus
442mg
44%

Vitamin B5
3mg
30%

Vitamin B12
1µg
27%

Vitamin B2
0.44mg
26%

Potassium
847mg
24%

Zinc
3mg
23%

Fiber
5g
20%

Vitamin E
2mg
19%

Vitamin B1
0.27mg
18%

Iron
3mg
18%

Magnesium
70mg
18%

Folate
55µg
14%

Vitamin K
13µg
13%

Manganese
0.21mg
10%

Copper
0.2mg
10%

Calcium
66mg
7%

Vitamin D
0.26µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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