Chicken with Leeks and Lemon

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    55 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    413 kcal

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    French

Chicken with Leeks and Lemon

Imagine a perfectly crisp baked chicken with leeks sitting on a lemon and white wine bed. As the lemon and leeks cook with the wine, the intense flavor and caramelization of the two infuse the chicken with flavor while keeping it moist and juicy.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 4 chicken leg quarters
  • 2 leeks white part only thinly sliced
  • 2 lemons thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 3 garlic peeled and hard end removed
  • 1 cup white wine
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven at 375°.
  2. Cover the bottom of the roasting pan with the thinly sliced lemons and add the thinly sliced leeks over it.
  3. Pat the chicken dry, salt and pepper all over, Place the chicken on top of the leeks. Salt and pepper generously. Add the garlic cloves, juice from 1 lemon and the white wine around the chicken.
  4. Place in the warm oven and lower the heat to 350°.
  5. Check while cooking to make sure that the lemons and leeks do not burn and baste the chicken with juices every 15-20 minutes. Add more wine if needed.
  6. Once the chicken is nice and golden, 45 to 50 minutes and no more juices are running when pierced, remove from the oven and let sit covered for 5 minutes before serving.
  7. Serve with the leeks and lemons relish.

Notes

  • Halfway thru the baking process, I baste the chicken and add more wine if need be. You want it to stay moist.
  • Also, poke the chicken to let out the internal juices. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 413kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 15g (5%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Monounsaturated Fat 10g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 142mg (47%) Sodium 125mg (5%) Potassium 510mg (15%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 867IU (17%) Vitamin C 38mg (42%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 413 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 413kcal 21%
Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Protein 25g 50%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Monounsaturated Fat 10g 50%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 142mg 47%
Sodium 125mg 5%
Potassium 510mg 11%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 867IU 17%
Vitamin C 38mg 42%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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