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Lemon & Thyme Chicken

This sounds good, but when I make this, I will use limes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 5-6 cloves garlic, smashed and finely minced
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth, fresh or from powder
  • zest from lemon
  • juice from 1 lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme, or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 3 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • salt and pepper, as desired
  • 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 200 C (400 F). Grease a baking dish, say a 7x11 dish, with butter or olive oil using a oil mister.
  • Heat the olive oil in a non stick pan on medium heat, when hot, add the garlic and stir for 1 minute until fragrant. Do not burn the garlic, no one likes burnt garlic.
  • To the pan, add the broth, lemon zest and juice, oregano, and the thyme leaves, stir then pour this into the prepared baking dish.
  • Season each side of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper as desired, then place into the dish along with the lemon wedges and sprigs of thyme. If not using fresh sprigs, sprinkle some dried thyme over the chicken.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes, spooning the liquid over the chicken 2 to 3 times. Cook until the juices run clear from the chicken and it is cooked through.
  • Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes, serve and spoon the juices from the baking dish over the chicken.

Notes

I will price this when I get chicken breasts again at Tesco, for now, I will say this is easily Low cost per serving.
This recipe for Lemon and Thyme Chicken Breasts is from For the Love of Cooking.