Easiest Way to Make Delicious Baked Lemon Chicken

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Baked Lemon Chicken. This baked lemon chicken is coated in a lemon herb and butter sauce. This baked lemon chicken recipe is perfectly juicy and tender, easy to make, and full of the BEST fresh lemony flavor. This easy lemon chicken recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner!

Lemon-and-Garlic Baked Chicken Thighs. © Todd Porter & Diane Cu. I put the chicken on a cooling rack on the baking pan so it wouldn't sit in the juice/fat as it cooked and I let it bake skin side. Lemon Pepper Chicken is an American favorite! You can cook Baked Lemon Chicken using 9 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Baked Lemon Chicken

  1. It's 4 of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast.
  2. It's 1 cup of Fresh Lemon Juice.
  3. Prepare 2 tsp of Lemon Zest.
  4. Prepare 1 of Lemon.
  5. Prepare 2 tsp of Thyme Leaves.
  6. Prepare 1 tsp of Minced Rosemary.
  7. It's 1 tsp of Salt.
  8. You need 1 tsp of Black Pepper.
  9. It's 2 of Garlic Cloves, Crushed.

It's super easy to make and only requires. Try it with my Quick and Easy Skillet Lemon Chicken or my Easy Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia. How to bake juicy and tender chicken in the oven. Jump to the Lemon Garlic Baked Chicken Breasts Recipe or watch our quick recipe video to see how we make it.

Baked Lemon Chicken instructions

  1. Mix lemon zest, juice, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a large ziplock bag..
  2. Use a fork to poke some holes in each chicken breast, and add the chicken breasts to the lemon juice mixture in the ziplock bag..
  3. Remove all air from the ziplock by and seal it. Place the bag in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours..
  4. Preheat oven to 400?F..
  5. Remove the chicken from he ziplock bag and place it in a baking dish. Slice the lemon and place the slices on the chicken. Do not dispose of the leftover marinade..
  6. Bake the chicken in the oven for 20 minutes..
  7. Pour the leftover marinade onto the chicken, and bake it for another 30 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked..
  8. Remove the baking dish from the oven, nod cover it with foil for 10 minutes..
  9. Enjoy!.

I found this baked lemon chicken recipe many years ago when my children were toddlers. I've changed it a little over the years to make it my own. Everyone in my family just loves it! Incredibly flavorful and juicy Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken is low-carb, gluten-free and takes MINUTES to prepare. Sit back and relax while it cooks!