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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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 413 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 375°.
- Cover the bottom of the roasting pan with the thinly sliced lemons and add the thinly sliced leeks over it.
- 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.
- Place in the warm oven and lower the heat to 350°.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve with the leeks and lemons relish.
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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
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
% 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.