Chicken recipes are always good suggestions for a dinner with family. Prepare this delicious baked chicken with lemon and spices! It’s simple and has excellent presentation!!

INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Chicken
- Lemon juice
- Rosemary
- Pepper
- Saffron
- Nutmeg
- Garlic
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Salt
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE BAKED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND SPICES
Step 1: Place the chicken and the sliced onion on a baking dish. Season with salt, lemon juice, pepper, nutmeg, saffron, chopped rosemary, peeled garlic and olive oil. Marinate about 1 hour.
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 3: Bake the chicken until golden, about 1 hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
Step 4: Turn off the oven and serve with fries or rice.
TIPS FOR BAKED CHICKEN WITH LEMON AND SPICES
1. If the chicken starts to brown too much cover with aluminum foil.
2. We usually bake the chicken at 180ºC (350ºF) but, if you lower the temperature to 150ºC (300ºF), despite taking longer to bake, it has the advantage of enhancing much more the flavors and the chicken gets more tender.
3. If you have leftovers, store the chicken in the fridge in a properly covered container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms). To avoid drying out the chicken, do not reheat the food in the oven, reheat it in the microwave.
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Baked chicken with lemon and spices

Chicken recipes are always good suggestions for a dinner with family. Prepare this delicious baked chicken with lemon and spices! It’s simple and has excellent presentation!!
- 1.5 kg (3 1/3 pounds) chicken cut into pieces
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon saffron
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Place the chicken and the sliced onion on a baking dish. Season with salt, lemon juice, pepper, nutmeg, saffron, chopped rosemary, peeled garlic and olive oil. Marinate about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
- Bake the chicken until golden, about 1 hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
- Turn off the oven and serve with fries or rice.