A light and easy chicken dish that is packed with flavor.
During the week, my household eats chicken for most meals. It is my go to meat because it is healthy and quick to cook up in many different ways. Today, I'm sharing my recipe for a baked lemon chicken that can be paired with many different side items. I enjoy it with green beans but you could easily do asparagus. If you want to add a carb alongside your meal, this pairs nicely with plain long grain rice. Enjoy!
Ingredients (serves 2-3)
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 1/2 large lemon
- salt
- pepper
- dried rosemary
- dried thyme
- olive oil
Directions
Coat a 9x13 baking dish with about 1/2 - 1 tablespoon olive oil. Enough to coat the bottom of the dish. Place chicken breast in the dish and season with salt, pepper, dried rosemary, and dried thyme. Turn chicken over and repeat the seasoning. Next, cut your lemon in half and squeeze the juice of one half over the chicken. Then, slice the remaining lemon and place slices on top of the chicken. At this point you can either place the dish in the fridge for about an hour to marinate or place directly in a 350 degree oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the juice runs clear.
All seasoned up and ready for the oven.
If you plan to add fresh greens beans, clean and remove the ends. Then, with 15 minutes remaining in the baking of the chicken dish, add the green beans to the dish.
Chicken partially cooked with green beans added.
Continue baking the chicken in the oven once the green beans have been added. Once the juice run clear (35-40 minutes for the total baking process) serve and enjoy.
