Lovely Lemon Chicken

Chicken Breast - Meat and Poultry

This lovely lemon chicken can be served with mashed potatoes, corn or green beans, and a salad. The lemony sauce tastes delicious mixed with a salad.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 1hr5 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Lovely Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

6 bone-in

skin-on chicken breast halves

4 lemons

cut in half

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons onion powder

2 teaspoons paprika

2 ½ cups water

divided

1 cube chicken bouillon

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place chicken breasts skin-side up in baking dish. Season chicken with 1/2 the salt 1/2 the pepper 1/2 the garlic powder 1/2 the onion powder and 1/2 the paprika respectively. Turn the chicken over and season with remaining salt pepper garlic powder onion powder the paprika respectively. Squeeze lemons over the chicken; discard lemons and add 1 cup water to the baking dish.

Step 3

Bake chicken in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Step 4

Stir remaining 1 1/2 cups water and chicken bouillon together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour bouillon mixture over chicken. Flip chicken skin-side up. Continue baking chicken in the oven until skin is golden and crispy and the chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Nutritional Information

Lovely Lemon Chicken

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 321.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 46.3g 93%

Carbohydrates: 10.1g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 4g 16%

Sugars: 0.6g

Fat: 12.1g 19%

Saturated Fat: 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol: 126.7mg 42%

Vitamin A Iu: 564.5IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 28mg 216%

Vitamin B6: 1mg 62%

Vitamin C: 58.4mg 97%

Folate: 13.5mcg 3%

Calcium: 77.5mg 8%

Iron: 2.5mg 14%

Magnesium: 54.6mg 20%

Potassium: 520.5mg 15%

Sodium: 692.8mg 28%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 15%

Calories From Fat: 109

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.