Garlic Lemon Chicken
If you've got chicken breasts, large potatoes and dried basil, you're most of the way to this chicken: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and large pot. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention.
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Diet: contains meat, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: none of the major allergens we track from the ingredients listed.
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 200 C and zest one lemon, then juice both lemons into a bowl.
- Whisk the lemon juice and zest with the olive oil, minced garlic, basil, cayenne, salt and pepper to make a marinade.
- Toss the chicken breasts in half the marinade and let them sit for at least 20 minutes while you peel and cut the potatoes into thick wedges.
- Toss the potato wedges with the remaining marinade and spread them in a single layer in a roasting dish, then roast for 15 minutes to give them a head start.
- Nestle the marinated chicken among the potatoes, pour over any remaining marinade, and roast for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Check that the chicken is cooked through to an internal temperature of 74 C and the juices run clear, and that the potatoes are golden and tender.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes, then scatter with chopped parsley and serve with extra lemon wedges.
You'll use: Oven Β· Large pot Β· Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Lemon
- lime Β· 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Garlic Lemon Chicken take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lemon?
Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
How should I store leftovers?
Cool leftovers quickly, refrigerate in an airtight container, and eat within 3 days. Reheat until piping hot throughout.
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Adapted recipe β rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Garlic Lemon Chicken is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Lemon & Garlic Roasted Chicken (8733072162).jpg by Cajsa Lilliehook from Portland, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure β how we source recipes.