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Easy Healthy Baked Lemon Chicken

Easy Healthy Baked Lemon Chicken

4.67 from 3 votes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: one pan baked chicken
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 384kcal
Author: Jess
If you are running out of chicken recipe ideas for dinner, try our easy healthy baked lemon chicken recipe with tangy and savory flavors.
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Equipment

  • frying pan
  • baking dish

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • salt & pepper
  • 4 lemon slices

Lemon Sauce

  • juice from one lemon
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/4 tsp chili flakes
  • 1/2 tsp coarse salt
  • ground pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400F and set aside a baking dish.
  • Make the sauce: mix together lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic, dried oregano, dried thyme, dried rosemary, chili flakes, salt & pepper. Set aside.
  • Season each side of chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Then, add 1 tbsp olive oil to a frying pan and turn the heat to medium-high.
  • Once the frying pan is hot, add chicken breasts to the pan and brown on both sides by cooking for 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from heat once browned and transfer to a baking dish. 
  • Pour the lemon sauce over chicken breasts, moving them around the baking dish a bit to make sure sauce gets under the chicken too. Put a lemon slice on top of each chicken breast. 
  • Bake 22-25 minutes (or until chicken is cooked through). Serve with grains and greens, drizzle sauce from the baking dish on top of chicken.

Nutrition

Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 556mg | Potassium: 864mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
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