Seasoned Lemon Chicken Recipe

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"This herbed chicken has been a family favorite since I clipped the recipe out of a newspaper some years ago," writes Mrs. Pat Miller of Joplin, Missouri. "It's often on our dinner table, since chicken is a staple in my freezer. If I'm out of lemon, I substitute a sprinkling of lemon pepper."

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Seasoned Lemon Chicken Recipe

Prep: 5 min. + marinating Bake: 40 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

5 40 45

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1-1/2 teaspoons each garlic salt, pepper, dried basil, tarragon and thyme
1-1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
8 bone-in chicken breast halves (7 ounces each), skin removed
1 large lemon, thinly sliced
1/4 cup lemon juice

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the oil, bay leaves and seasonings. Add chicken. seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1 hour.
Discard bay leaves. Place chicken in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange lemon slices over chicken. Drizzle with lemon juice. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until juices run clear. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 chicken breast half) equals 207 calories, 7 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 89 mg cholesterol, 638 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 33 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat.

Originally published as Seasoned Lemon Chicken in Light & Tasty October/November 2003, p44