famous lemon and basil chicken

How To Make famous lemon and basil chicken

• 1

  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• 2

  Place the chicken in a baking dish.
• 3

  Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin side up.
• 4

  Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf between the skin and the meat.
• 5

  Add the garlic to the baking dish.
• 6

  Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of chicken.
• 7

  Drizzle with oil.
• 8

  Bake, basting occasionally with pan juices and turning the chicken and the baking dish occasionally so the chicken browns evenly, 35 to 40 minutes.
• 9

  To serve, place a browned lemon slice and garlic clove on top of each portion of chicken.
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