Roasted Lemon, Garlic, and Chicken

If you've never tried roasting lemons, you must! Flavor transformation, especially paired with chicken and garlic. This is a wholesome and delicious recipe.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 468 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• ⅓ cup dry white wine
• 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 1 medium shallot, diced
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 8 lemon slices
• 1 bunch thyme sprigs, tied together

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine white wine, oil, shallot, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme leaves, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt in a bowl. Pour 1/2 the sauce into a 9x12-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Pat chicken breasts dry and place over sauce in the baking dish. Cover chicken with remaining sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Place garlic slices over chicken; tuck lemon slices and thyme bundle between pieces of chicken.

Step 4

Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Turn chicken and cook until no longer pink in the centers and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 20 to 25 minutes more.

Step 5

Remove chicken from the oven; cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve with pan juices poured over chicken and roasted lemon slices, squeezing lemon juice from slices over chicken.