Baked Lemon Chicken

172 Ratings

Makes: 5 servings

Total Cost: $$$$

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Lemon, onions, and thyme decorate this oven-baked chicken.

Ingredients

3 1/2 pounds chicken (skinned and cut into 10 pieces)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cloves of garlic (thinly sliced, or 1 tsp garlic powder)
4 teaspoons thyme sprigs (4 fresh sprigs, or 1 tsp dried thyme)
3 cups onion (thinly sliced)
1 1/2 cups chicken stock (or water)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 lemon (sliced into 10 slices, seeds removed)

Directions

1. Combine salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme.
2. Lay chicken pieces into a 11x13 baking pan. Sprinkle seasonings over chicken.
3. Combine onions, stock, and lemon juice in a sauce pan. Heat to a boil.
4. Pour hot lemon mixture around chicken. Top each chicken piece with a lemon slice.
5. Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees until golden brown and juices are clear colored.

Notes

Learn more about:
- Garlic
- Lemons

Source:

USDA, Team Nutrition, Food Family Fun

Nutrition Information

Serving Size: 1/5 of recipe (521g)

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Nutrients	Amount
Total Calories	261
Total Fat	5 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Cholesterol	123 mg
Sodium	521 mg
Carbohydrates	12 g
Dietary Fiber	2 g
Total Sugars	5 g
Added Sugars included	0 g
Protein	40 g
Vitamin D	0 mcg
Calcium	54 mg
Iron	3 mg
Potassium	684 mg

N/A - data is not available

Nutrients	Amount
Total Calories	261
Total Fat	5 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Monounsaturated Fat	2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat	1 g
Linoleic Acid	1 g
α-Linolenic Acid	0.1 g
Omega 3 - EPA	19 mg
Omega 3 - DHA	57 mg
Cholesterol	123 mg
Carbohydrates	12 g
Dietary Fiber	2 g
Total Sugars	5 g
Added Sugars included	0 g
Protein	40 g
Minerals
Calcium	54 mg
Potassium	684 mg
Sodium	521 mg
Copper	167 mcg
Iron	3 mg
Magnesium	57 mg
Phosphorus	418 mg
Selenium	33 mcg
Zinc	3 mg
Vitamins
Vitamin A	26 mcg RAE
Vitamin B6	1 mg
Vitamin B12	0.7 mcg
Vitamin C	23 mg
Vitamin D	0 mcg
Vitamin E	0 mg
Vitamin K	16 mcg
Folate	34 mcg DFE
Thiamin	0.2 mg
Riboflavin	0.3 mg
Niacin	15 mg

Note: only nutrients that are available will show on this display

MyPlate Food Groups

	Vegetables	1/2 cups
	Protein Foods	6 1/2 ounces

This is the most disgusting recipe ever. I wasted 2 1/2 lbs of chicken and 2 perfectly good lemons. It calls for way too much thyme. I cut it in half and it still was too much! The dish has no color and appears to look worse than it tastes. What would posses someone to recommend boiling onions and then pouring them over raw chicken? You need to remove this from this site before more good food gets ruined! I also think it's terrible that when you review it automatically rates it with a 5 star if you don't pick one. Because of that I will no longer use any recipes from this site!

07/18/11