Baked Lemon Chicken
Lemon, onions, and thyme decorate this oven-baked chicken.
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 30 min
- Total: 50 min
- Servings: 5
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $1.85/serving
Dietary
- Gluten-Free
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Soy-Free
- Egg-Free
- Low-Carb
- Low-Sugar
- High-Protein
- Paleo
- Whole30
Tags
- bake
- healthy
- savory
- classic
- quick
- crowd-pleaser
- budget-friendly
Ingredients
- 3.5 pound whole chicken (skinned, cut into 10 pieces)
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1.5 clove garlic (thinly sliced)
- 4 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 3 cup onion (medium, thinly sliced)
- 1.5 cup chicken broth (low-sodium)
- 0.25 cup lemon juice
- 1 lemon (sliced into 10 slices, seeds removed)
Instructions
- Combine salt, pepper, garlic, and thyme.
- Lay chicken pieces into a 11x13 inch 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 °F until golden brown and juices are clear colored.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 377
- Protein: 51.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
- Fat: 13 g
- Fiber: 2.2 g
- Sodium: 291 mg
- Saturated Fat: 3.6 g
- Sugar: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 149 mg