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Garlic and Lemon Baked Chicken
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Garlic and Lemon Baked Chicken
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 8 Pieces Chicken Thighs with or without skin
  • Glug Olive Oil extra virgin
  • 1 Lemon Sliced
  • 1 Lemon Juiced
  • 8 Cloves Garlic Whole
  • 1 Tsp Oregano or Thyme fresh or dried
  • Sea Salt and Black Pepper To taste
Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 deg C

  2. Use a large baking dish and place the chicken thighs in the dish

  3. Pour olive oil over the chicken pieces

  4. Add the juice from the lemon by pouring over all the chicken pieces

  5. Place a garlic clove between each chicken piece

  6. Season the chicken pieces with the oregano/thyme, salt and pepper

  7. Place a lemon slice on top of each chicken thigh

  8. Cover with tin foil and baked in the oven for 30 minutes

  9. Remove the tin foil and place back in the oven for 10 to 20 minutes depending on how well done you like your chicken pieces and whether they are skinless or have skin. If they have the skin, then leave it in for longer so that the skin crisps up.

  10. Serve with mashed pumpkin or mashed potato