Lemon Chicken Breasts

Name: Lemon Chicken Breasts
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams boneless chicken breasts, skin on each); 79 milliliters dry white wine; 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves; 9 cloves tablespoons minced garlic; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lemon; 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 Tbsp grated lemon zest (2 lemons); 59 milliliters good olive oil; 2 teaspoons dried oregano

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Lemon Chicken Breasts Head to the store and pick up kosher salt and pepper, lemon, thyme leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the garlic, and cook for just 1 minute but don't allow the garlic to turn brown. Off the heat, add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9 by 12-inch baking dish.

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Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

White Wine

Olive Oil

Oregano

Garlic

Thyme

Salt

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Baking Pan

Sauce Pan

Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin side up over the sauce.

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Chicken Breast

Sauce

Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle them liberally with salt and pepper.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Cut the lemon in 8 wedges and tuck it among the pieces of chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Lemon

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts, until the chicken is done and the skin is lightly browned. If the chicken isn't browned enough, put it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Whole Chicken

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Aluminum Foil