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Baked Lemon Garlic Chicken

30 min 4 serves 9 ingredients

Baked Lemon Garlic Chicken

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 pounds chicken (skinned and cut into 10 pieces)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 cloves garlic (thinly sliced, or 1 tsp garlic powder)
  • 4 teaspoons thyme sprigs (4 fresh sprigs, or 1 tsp dried thyme)
  • 3 cups onion (thinly sliced)
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock (or water)
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 lemon (sliced into 10 slices, seeds removed)

Method

  1. 1 Combine salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme in a small bowl.
  2. 2 Place chicken pieces in a 11x13 baking pan and sprinkle with the seasoning mixture.
  3. 3 In a saucepan, combine onions, stock, and lemon juice; heat to a boil.
  4. 4 Pour the hot lemon mixture around the chicken and top each piece with a lemon slice.
  5. 5 Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes until golden brown and juices run clear.