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Baked Chicken Breast Lemon Garlic Recipe for Comforting Dinners

Baked Chicken Breast Lemon Garlic recipe, served and ready to eat, easy homemade dinner

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Enjoy a juicy baked chicken with bright lemon and garlic flavors perfect for an easy dinner. This weeknight dinner recipe brings family together with tender lemon garlic chicken that is both simple and delicious.

Ingredients

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  • 8 chicken thighs or equivalent chicken pieces
  • 1 garlic cloves from whole head
  • 2 large lemons sliced
  • 1 tbsp dried thyme or large handful of fresh
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup white wine
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. Warm your oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Lay the chicken pieces in a baking dish greased lightly.
  3. Pour olive oil evenly over the chicken then sprinkle thyme, salt, and pepper, rubbing them all in.
  4. Peel garlic cloves from one head and scatter them over and around the chicken.
  5. Arrange lemon slices on and around the chicken in the dish and add white wine.
  6. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  7. Remove the foil and continue baking for 30 minutes more to make the skin crispy.
  8. Serve and enjoy your meal.

Notes

  • For crisp tops, broil 2–3 minutes at the end