This easy baked lemon chicken recipe seasoned with lemon juice is perfect for busy weekdays! It's a simple and budget-friendly meal with just 8 ingredients!
After work, we come home tired and often have no idea what to make for dinner! This baked lemon chicken might be the perfect recipe for an easy weeknight dinner! It's a budget-friendly recipe, very simple to prepare and quite tasty!
You don't need very fancy ingredients to make this recipe, just season the chicken steaks with lemon juice and some spices to make the recipe more flavorful and bake until the steaks start to brown.
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
Chicken - Tender and tasty chicken steaks flavored with lemon juice.
Garlic - Sliced garlic. Adds flavor to the recipe.
Lemon juice and sliced lemon - Adds a very nice flavor to the chicken steaks and sauce.
Olive oil - Adds flavor and some creaminess to the recipe.
Nutmeg, paprika and salt - To season the steaks.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE EASY BAKED LEMON CHICKEN
Step 1: Place the chicken steaks on a baking dish. Season with lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, paprika, sliced garlic and lemon slices. Let marinate for about 30 minutes.
Step 2: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Step 3: Drizzle the steaks with olive oil and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.
To prevent the steaks from drying out and to make them more tender and juicier, baste the chicken steaks with the sauce from time to time.
Step 4: Turn off the oven and serve the steaks with Carrot rice, Mashed potatoes, Simple spaghetti or Green peas rice.
TIPS FOR EASY BAKED LEMON CHICKEN
1. If the steaks starts to brown too much reduce the oven temperature or cover the steaks with aluminum foil.
2. We usually bake the chicken steaks 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 or want to save the recipe for later, let the steaks cool completely and store in the refrigerator in an airtight container (to prevent the growth of microorganisms).
4. If you want to add a little more flavor to the recipe, season the steaks with aromatic herbs (suggestion: thyme or rosemary).
5. If you have a little more time, let the steaks marinate for about 2 hours to better absorb the seasonings.
This easy baked lemon chicken recipe seasoned with lemon juice is perfect for busy weekdays! It's a simple and budget-friendly meal with just 8 ingredients!
Place the chicken steaks on a baking dish. Season with lemon juice, salt, nutmeg, paprika, sliced garlic and lemon slices. Let marinate for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Drizzle the steaks with olive oil and bake for about 40 minutes or until golden brown. To prevent the steaks from drying out and to make them more tender and juicier, baste the chicken steaks with the sauce from time to time.
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