Mediterranean Lemon Chicken
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Difficulty
Easy 👌15
min.
Preparation
50
min.
Baking
0
min.
Resting
Ingredients
Servings2
⅓
lemon
⅔ tsp
dried oregano
1⅓ cloves
garlic
1⅓ tsp
olive oil
⅛ tsp
salt
⅛ tsp
Grounded black pepper
2
chicken legs
Utensils
oven
Step 1/4
- oven
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Step 2/4
In a 9x13 inch baking dish, grate the peel from 1/2 the lemon, squeeze out the juice (about 1/4 cup) and add to peel with the oregano, garlic, oil, salt and pepper. Stir until mixed.
Step 3/4
Remove skin from chicken pieces and discard. Coat chicken pieces with the lemon mixture and arrange, bone-side up, in the baking dish. Cover dish and bake for 20 minutes. Turn and baste chicken.
Step 4/4
Reduce heat to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and bake uncovered, basting every 10 minutes, for about 30 more minutes. Serve chicken with pan juices.
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