Baked chicken with orange and lemon

HOW TO MAKE BAKED CHICKEN WITH ORANGE AND LEMON

Place the chicken on a baking dish and season with salt, saffron, nutmeg, peeled crushed garlic, brown sugar, half lemon juice, half orange juice and olive oil. Let marinate about one hour.
Garnish the chicken with the remaining orange and lemon cut into round slices and bake until golden brown, about one hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce. Turn off the oven and serve the chicken with chips.

Baked chicken with orange and lemon

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Category:Chicken, Main dishes, Meat, Recipes
Cuisine: Portuguese
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4
Prep Time:10 m
Cook Time:60 m
Total Time:2:10 h
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Ingredients
• 1.5 kg (3 1/3 pounds) chicken cut into pieces
• Saffron (to taste)
• 1 lemon
• 1 orange
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• Nutmeg (to taste)
• 75 ml (1/3 cup) olive oil
• 6 cloves of garlic
• Salt (to taste)
Directions
1. Place the chicken on a baking dish and season with salt, saffron, nutmeg, peeled crushed garlic, brown sugar, half lemon juice, half orange juice and olive oil. Let marinate about one hour.
2. Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
3. Garnish the chicken with the remaining orange and lemon cut into round slices and bake until golden brown, about one hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
4. Turn off the oven and serve the chicken with chips.
Baked chicken with orange and lemon
Nutrition facts
Serves 4
Per Serving:
% DAILY VALUE
Calories 777
Total Fat 29 g(37%)
Saturated Fat 5.5 g(29%)
Cholesterol 289 mg(96%)
Sodium 276 mg(12%)
Total Carbohydrate 14.5 g(5%)
Protein 110 g