Baked Lemon Chicken. Fresh lemon juice makes this quick and easy chicken dinner exceptionally mouth-watering. For a crunchier crust, skip covering the baking dish with foil. In a shallow bowl, combine flour and pepper; dredge the chicken.
This baked lemon chicken recipe is perfectly juicy and tender, easy to make, and full of the best fresh lemony flavor.
In a shallow dish, combine butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
Place bread crumbs in another dish.
You can cook Baked Lemon Chicken using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Baked Lemon Chicken
- It's 3 tbs of olive oil.
- It's 2 tbs of lemon juice.
- Prepare 1 of garlic clove, minced.
- It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of pepper.
- It's of Panko crumbs + mixture of cayenne pepper, paprika, italian seasoning.
- You need 4 (4 oz) of chicken breast halves.
Dip chicken in butter mixture, then coat with crumbs. After the chicken is golden brown and crispy, it goes into a baking dish with some lemon juice, butter, garlic, herbs and chicken broth. If you have an oven proof skillet, you can simply brown the chicken breasts, pour the sauce over the top and bake directly in the skillet instead of transferring the chicken to a baking dish. How to Make Baked Lemon Chicken.
Baked Lemon Chicken instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a shallow dish, combine the olive oil, lemon juice (+ lemon zest), garlic, sal and pepper. Place panko mixture in another dish. Dip chicken in oil mixture, then coat with crumbs..
- Place in a greased cookie sheet. Drizzle with remaining olive oil mixture. Bake, uncovered for 25-30 minutes or until juices run clear..
Lemon chicken is a quick and healthy option for dinner. If you're one of those people who like to do as little prep work as possible when cooking, this recipe is for you! I add the butter because it gives the chicken more flavor. Lemon chicken baked in a wonderful lemon juice sauce. Great as a main meal or as a salad topper.