Lemon Chicken

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If your chicken needs a lift in taste, try adding lemon!

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Cuisine: Canadian   Main Ingredient: Chicken

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Ingredients

Servings
Original recipe makes 4
1 tablespoonExtra Virgin Olive Oil
1 cloveGarlic; crushed through a press
pinchSalt
pinchBlack Pepper; freshly ground
4 largeBoneless chicken breast halves; (1 1/2 lbs total)
1 teaspoonFresh tyme leaves; stripped from stem, or 1/4 tspoon dried
4 small slicesLemon; thin
Calories Per Serving: 167
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Lemon Chicken Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 (F). Combine the oil, garlic, salt and pepper in a shallow baking dish. Add the chicken and turn in the oil until coated. Arrange smooth side down and sprinkle with half of the thyme. Arrange the lemon slices around the chicken.

Bake the chicken 8 minutes. Turn the chicken smooth side up. Place a lemon slice on each piece of the chicken and sprinkle with remaining thyme. Bake until the center is no longer pink (about 8-10 min.).

Do not over cook. Serve warm or at room temperature with the pan juices spooned on top.

Use more lemon if desired.

Notes

Spice up your chicken dinner with lemon

Food Glossary

Learn more about the ingredients in this recipe:    Extra Virgin Olive Oil  Garlic  Salt  Black Pepper  Boneless chicken breast halves  Fresh tyme leaves  Lemon  

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Lemon Chicken Reviews


I loved this recipe! I added a little lemon juice in the baking dish as it cooked-that was just enough lemon flavor!
4 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 21 hours, 6 minutes ago
Cooking time was longer than suggested, but still was very tasty
6 months, 3 weeks, 1 days, 15 hours, 42 minutes ago
Awesome dish!
8 months, 6 days, 17 hours, 19 minutes ago
This had such good reviews, I was disappointed to find it was quite bland. I'm not planning to try it again, but if I did, I would use much more lemon.
1 years, 3 weeks, 2 days, 21 hours, 29 minutes ago
Delicious
1 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes ago
Very good recipe! Kids loved it, super easy to make and will do so again.

Would add more than just a pinch of salt though.
1 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes ago
I mixed half of freshly squeezed lemon juice with the olive oil and seasonings, including dried thyme.
1 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours, 52 minutes ago
Ok, very light but I served it with a lemon parpedelle, drizzles of grape seed oil,
2 years, 2 days, 23 hours, 48 minutes ago
Great flavor and the lemon gives it a zing.
2 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes ago
This was delicious. I thickend the juice left from the cooked chicken with some butter and a little flour and served it over pasta. A great, easy dinner that packs in a lot of flavor.
6 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes ago
Spice up your chicken dinner with lemon
[I posted this recipe.]
7 years, 5 months, 4 weeks, 21 hours, 4 minutes ago
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    Tags

    1. Main Dish
    2. Bake
    3. Quick
    4. Spring
    5. Summer
    6. Winter
    7. Low-Carb
    8. Canadian
    9. Chicken
    10. Dinner
    11. Lunch

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