Seasoned Lemon Chicken Recipes

SEASONED LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the oil, bay leaves and seasonings. Add chicken. seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1 hour., Discard bay leaves. Place chicken in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange lemon slices over chicken. Drizzle with lemon juice. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until juices run clear.

ROASTED LEMON HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine the seasoning, salt, mustard powder, garlic powder and black pepper; set aside. Rinse the chicken thoroughly, and remove the giblets. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of the spice mixture inside the chicken. Rub the remaining mixture on the outside of the chicken.
• Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemons into a small bowl or cup, and mix with the olive oil. Drizzle this oil/juice mixture over the chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until juices run clear, basting several times with the remaining oil mixture.

LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet or a roasting pan with foil or parchment paper for easy cleanup, if desired. Spray with cooking spray or brush with olive oil.
• Arrange the lemon slices, onion slices, garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, and rosemary sprigs in the prepared pan.
• Pat the chicken very dry with paper towels. Rub with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil; season liberally with salt and pepper.
• Place the chicken (skin-side up) on top of the sliced lemons, onions, garlic, and herbs.
• Roast the chicken for 45 minutes, or until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
• Allow the chicken to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.

SIMPLE LEMON HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut lemon in half, and squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon on chicken. Season with salt to taste. Let sit while you heat oil in a small skillet over medium low heat.
• When oil is hot, put chicken in skillet. As you saute chicken, add juice from other 1/2 lemon, pepper to taste, and oregano. Saute for 5 to 10 minutes each side, or until juices run clear. Serve with parsley for garnish.

OVEN ROASTED LEMON CHICKEN WITH SEASONED SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
• Place one of the garlic head halves and half of the lemon slices in a large heat-proof baking dish.
• Place the cardamom pods, cumin seeds, and cloves in a mortar and pestle and lightly crush (just enough that their aromas are released); scatter these in the baking dish.
• Gently loosen the skin (from the bottom, not neck, end) of the chicken and place lemon slices over the breasts (you should be able to get 2-4 slices over each breast).
• Put the remaining lemon slices and the other garlic half inside the chicken.
• Place the chicken BREAST SIDE DOWN in the baking dish.
• Rub or brush the olive oil over the chicken and salt and pepper as desired.
• In a small saucepan on the stove top, heat the water to boiling and dissolve the bouillon cube in it.
• Take 2 TBS of this broth and add to the baking dish.
• Place the dish in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove the dish from the oven, turn the chicken over, baste with pan juices, and return to oven, baking one hour more until the chicken is done (when the thickest part of the leg is pricked, the juices will run clear).
• Remove the chicken to a cutting board, and pour any pan juices through a strainer into the saucepan with the remaining chicken bouillon.
• Heat this mixture to boiling, and as it boils stir the flour briskly in; boil for 2 minutes or until thickened.
• Pour the sauce into a serving bowl (if your flour clumped, just strain it as you pour into serving bowl).
• Remove the lemon slices and garlic from the chicken; carve as usual.
• Serve, passing sauce.

SEASONED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rub chicken with garlic; sprinkle with lemon-pepper and oregano. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken, skin side down, in oil for 5 minutes. , Transfer to a shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°.