Lemon Pepper Baked Chicken
Chicken breasts are brushed with a homemade lemon pepper rub then baked until golden and crispy on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts skin-on, bone-in, split
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon juice and zest of
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil. Place chicken breasts on a baking sheet and pat dry with a paper towel.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all remaining ingredients (oil through pepper) and brush evenly on both sides of each chicken breast.
- Bake until juices run clear, 45-60 minutes.
Notes
- Cooking Tip: Zest the lemon before you juice it! It’s too hard to zest the lemon once you’ve squeezed it to death.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 456
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1breast | |
| Calories | 456kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 145mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 1887mg | 79% |
| Potassium | 510mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 188IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.