Lemon Thyme Chicken

Lemon Thyme Chicken

 

 

 

 

So this recipe I found on Pinterest and was delicious! The link is here: http://www.recipebest.com/2013/08/lemon-and-thyme-chicken-breasts.html

 

 

This recipe is also, naturally Gluten and Dairy Free!

 

 

Ingredients:

 

• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 5-6 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/3 cup of chicken broth
• Zest from 1 lemon Juice from 1 lemon
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
• Two sprigs of fresh thyme
• 1 lemon cut into 4 wedges

 

Directions:

 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a baking dish with cooking spray.

 

The original recipe called to heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute, making sure not to burn the garlic. Add the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, and thyme leaves to the pan and then pour the mixture into the baking dish.

However, I like to do things a little quicker, so I just placed all of the ingredients, listed the previous paragraph in the bottom of the pan I was baking it in and then placed the seasoned chicken breast with salt and pepper on top of the mixture.

Then I placed the 4 lemon wedges and 2 sprigs of thyme on top of the seasoned chicken.

Place into the oven and bake, basting occasionally, for 30-40 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear. Remove from the oven and let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Drizzle the pan sauce on top of the slices of chicken and serve. Enjoy!


I also cooked some rice according to package instructions and placed the chicken on top.