famous lemon and basil chicken

How To Make famous lemon and basil chicken

• Step 1
  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Step 2
  Place the chicken in a baking dish.
• Step 3
  Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin side up.
• Step 4
  Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf between the skin and the meat.
• Step 5
  Add the garlic to the baking dish.
• Step 6
  Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of chicken.
• Step 7
  Drizzle with oil.
• Step 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.
• Step 9
  To serve, place a browned lemon slice and garlic clove on top of each portion of chicken.
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