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Cooking at Home – Baked Lemon Chicken
Makes: 5 servings
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
- Combine salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme.
- Lay chicken pieces into a 11x13 baking pan. Sprinkle seasonings over chicken.
- Combine onions, stock, and lemon juice in a sauce pan. Heat to a boil.
- Pour hot lemon mixture around chicken. Top each chicken piece with a lemon slice.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 400 degrees until golden brown and juices are clear colored.
Source: Food Family Fun , USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Team Nutrition
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 1/5 of recipe (521g)
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 |