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baked chicken breast in a baking dish.

Baked Lemon Chicken Recipe

Ajoke
This easy baked lemon chicken breast is a quick chicken recipe you need on a busy weeknight, it is easy, delicious, tender and moist. The baked chicken breasts are marinated with simple everyday pantry ingredients.
5 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, British
Servings 4
Calories 393 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • ½ tablespoon Herb de Provence This can be substituted with Italian seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon Honey substitute with brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 juice from 1 lemon and 1 lemon sliced
  • 2 tablespoon butter melted
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven at 200C/400F
  • Make the marinade: In a small bowl or jar, add olive oil, melted butter, lemon juice, honey, herb de Provence, paprika, salt and black pepper. Mix or shake to combine then crush the garlic cloves with the back of a knife and set aside.
    marinade in a jar.
  • Prep the chicken: Depending on the size of the chicken breast, if the thickest part is more than 1½ inches then you may need to flatten it by pounding it gently with a meat mallet or a rolling pin. Remove any unwanted fat from the chicken and make sure to pat the chicken dry
  • Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with butter and placed the chicken breasts in it.
  • Pour the chicken marinade over the chicken, add crushed garlic and lemon slices then bake in the oven for 30 minutes. to be sure that the chicken is cooked through, stick a knife in the thickest part and the juice from the chicken should run clear. A better and efficient way of checking is using a meat thermometer. Stick it in the thickest part of the breast and the internal temperature should read 165F/63C
    raw chicken breast covered with marinade in a baking dish.
  • Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

HOW TO STORE
In the fridge: Leave to cool completely and store in the fridge for up 3 days. My daughter enjoys it in wraps, I shred the chicken and mix with mayonnaise and BBQ sauce and black pepper to taste. It is so good.
To reheat: simply reheat in the microwave, serve and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 48gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 160mgSodium: 314mgPotassium: 858mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 547IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 2mg

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