Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Lemon

Name: Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Lemon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 cup olive oil; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each); 3 medium lemons, thinly sliced; SPICE BLEND:; 2 teaspoons paprika; 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt; 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

While visiting our daughters in Ohio, we celebrated by cooking a wonderful Lebanese dinner. I showed my daughters how to bake chicken with garlic roasted potatoes. We finished with our homemade baklava. —Shirley Glaab, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Ingredients

1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
3 medium lemons, thinly sliced
SPICE BLEND:
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients until blended. Pour 1 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
Preheat oven to 350°. Arrange lemon slices in two greased 11x7-in. baking dishes. Drain chicken, discarding marinade in bag. Place chicken over lemon slices. Mix spice blend ingredients; sprinkle over chicken. Drizzle with reserved marinade. Bake, covered, 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 165°.

Nutrition Facts

1 chicken breast half : 385 calories, 26g fat (4g saturated fat), 94mg cholesterol, 469mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 34g protein.

Originally published as Lebanese Baked Chicken in Taste of Home February/March 2014

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chrissteve

Dec 27, 2014

I liked this very much but my husband said it would be better grilled than baked, so I'll try that next time. I wished I had some sumac to sprinkle on mine.
NancyHanks

Apr 25, 2014

Different and delicious.
CatMurphy

Mar 10, 2014

I'm always on the search for a new way to prepare chicken breasts. The spices added a nice change from the ordinary and the marinade made for very tender meat.
frying

Feb 22, 2014

we made this exactly as the recipe stated. we did not care for the taste of the allspice or the cinnamon. we will make again without those spices. chicken was very moist.
jstowellsupermom

Feb 11, 2014

We loved this! So easy to make & the chicken was so juicy & full of flavor!
ahmom

Jan 28, 2014

Very good. I cut the oil down by quite a bit.