When Emma write her post on Slow-Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken a few years ago, I started drooling immediately. Unfortunately, I don't have a slow cooker, but I took a look at the ingredient list and hacked my own recipe together using a baking dish and the oven!
Lemon Garlic Chicken
Ingredients:
1 package of chicken thighs & drumsticks (4 thighs & 4 drumsticks)
3 lemons
15 cloves of garlic, peeled (See: How to Peel Garlic Quickly and Easily)
Salt & pepper to taste
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a bowl, add the chicken pieces. Slice the lemons in half and juice them. Add the juice and the lemon rinds to the bowl, along with the garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme. Mix well with your hands, then dump this all in a large baking dish.
Put the dish in the oven and bake the chicken for 30 to 40 minutes, basting every 10 minutes. When the skin gets crispy and the meat is cooked through, it is done.
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This looks delicious. I think I'm making it tomorrow.
Sounds perfect for football next Sunday.
I can smell it baking in my kitchen now. Can't wait to try it out!
Sounds wonderful! I think I am going to make it and try adding a few potatoes and carrots to the mix. We made a roasted chicken like that night and it really soaked up the lemon/garlic goodness.
Beautiful!
Holy crap that looks good.
Oh man Made this last night and it was absolutely divine!
Made this for dinner tonight and it turned out fab! Not only is it quick and easy, it's mouth-watering delicious. I particularly loved how the lemon and garlic scents warmed the entire house as it was cooking.
I've never really basted before, so I just spooned a bit of liquid over the meat every 10-or-so minutes. Took about 40 minutes for the chicken to come up to temp, and I was worried about it possibly drying out (my previous chicken attempts have yielded less-than-stellar results), but the meat was flavorful, moist, and all around perfect! My roommates are certainly pleased.
This will definitely be included in my dinner rotation, thanks so much!
yay, glad people are liking this!
Yum! Made this for dinner tonight and it was great. Soooo easy and definitely delicious.
YUM! made last night, and had leftovers today. i used boneless skinless thighs, but i'm sure the bone-in, skin-on would have been much better. this recipe will definitely be a staple for me!!
This looks absolutely delicious...will be making this soon.
I made this tonight and it was very flavorful! It did take a bit longer than expected to cook (45 minutes) - but the prep work is so minimal that you could have this meal in under an hour easily!
I served it with mashed potatoes and steamed green beans. yum! I will be making this again.
I make this a lot and use it as a staple in my 'family kitchen' cooking classes. I recommend making a double quantity, eat one lot as is on the first night then use the leftovers to make something such as a chicken and couscous salad a night or two later...no-one will know it's leftovers. Use chicken breasts or tenders to wean the children off chicken nuggets ;) you can even saute these on the stove top and it takes less time to cook than nuggets
num nums!!
My mom does this but also adds rosemary to the mix along with a new potatoes and carrots, the veggies wind up so full of all the yummy juices. Hmmm, I think I'll make this tonight.
Amazing recipe!! I made it yesterday, served it with grean beans too, and it turned out wonderful. I doubled the quantity and froze what was left of the dinner (not so much actually...)
As for the "customisation", I just added bite-size cut potatoes (I was afraid they wouldn't be cooked enough but they were perfect), and 1/4 cup of great-for-cooking white wine 15 minutes before the end.
It was the first time I ever cooked meat in the oven, so now I understand how important it is to baste regularly. The thighs were tender, juicy, yummy! Oh and at the beginning, I tasted the liquid and found it way too tangy and lemony, I was afraid I hadn't followed the recipe correctly. But as the baking process went on, the chicken leaked out its juices, and the sauce, finally, was wonderful, at the end of the dinner we just ate it with bread :)
Next time I think I'll add shallots. Thank you again!
(PS: please excuse my english, it's not my native tongue!)
Made this for dinner tonight :) Very easy to prepare and stick in the oven. I have an electric stove so it takes longer to cook things. This recipie took a full hour for the chicken to completely cook through at 375 F.
the time is incorrect in this recipe. it takes much longer at 375 degrees to fully cook chicken pieces to an internal temp of 165 (and to get it crispy etc as in the picture above). mine is still cooking at 55 minutes and is not done, and i have a separate oven thermometer to ensure the correct temp. as i'm looking at other similar recipes, they either have a higher oven temperature or a much longer cooking time.