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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.
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. + marinating Bake: 35 min.

Makes

8 servings

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

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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.

Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Lemon

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