Lemon Chicken Recipe
This baked lemon chicken recipe is moist and tender. A great option for any day of the week dinner.
Equipment
- 9 x 13 inch deep baking dish
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts - bone in, skin on
- 4 chicken thighs - bone-in, skin on
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice ~ 4 large lemons
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup flour
Instructions
- Combine lemon juice, salt, and black pepper into a bowl.
- Place chicken pieces into a gallon size zip plastic bag.
- Pour lemon juice with salt and pepper over the chicken and close the bag.
- Set the chicken in the refrigerator overnight, turning a few times.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove chicken from plastic bag, reserving the liquid.
- Dredge the chicken pieces in flour and place skin side down into a deep baking dish that has been sprayed with cooking oil.
- Add one cup of chicken broth and red pepper flakes to the reserved marinade and stir.
- Pour the reserved liquid and broth into the baking pan with the chicken.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Remove the baking pan and turn over the chicken pieces.
- Return the pan to the oven and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh slices of lemon if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 604kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 46gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 200mgSodium: 578mgPotassium: 613mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 343IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 3mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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