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The Best Easy Lemon Chicken Recipe
The Best Easy Lemon Chicken Recipe - the absolute best quick and easy lemon chicken recipe with simple ingredients and TONS of lemon chicken flavor!
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Total Time
21 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 764 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil to marinate
- t tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp Italian Herbs dried
- 6 chicken thighs or 6 6oz chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lemon sliced into rounds
Instructions
- In a large ziploc bag or glass dish, add olive oil, herbs, lemon zest, salt, and pepper and add chicken to bag/bowl to marinate for at least 30 minutes (preferably 4-24 hours.)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large, heavy pan, heat olive oil until light and shimmery.
- Remove chicken from marinade, shake off excess liquid.
- Discard oil and marinade bag.
- Add chicken to pan and cook 3-4 minutes until one side is golden brown and crunchy. Flip and repeat for other side.
- When chicken is well seared on each side, check internal temperature. Place oven-safe skillet into oven and roast until chicken is 165 degrees internal temperature, about 5-10 minutes depending on chicken breast/thigh size.
- Remove from pan and plate with grilled vegetables, topping with sauce. Also great to add to salads, wraps, tacos, or save for meal prep to reheat for lunch.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
764kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
84g
(168%)
Fat
47g
(72%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
35g
Cholesterol
311mg
(104%)
Sodium
741mg
(31%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 764
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 764kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 84g | 168% |
| Fat | 47g | 72% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 35g | 206% |
| Cholesterol | 311mg | 104% |
| Sodium | 741mg | 31% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.