Garlic Lemon-Basil Chicken

Melanie D. Dameron
Melanie D. Dameron, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Jun 16, 2011 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."
Easy aromatic, flavorful, set it and forget it chicken dish that is unforgettable.
Category
Lunch, Main Dish, Other
Main Ingredients
Meat and Poultry
Occasion
Dinner Party
Prep Time
1 hrs  40 min
Total Time
1 hrs  40 min

Ingredients

Serves 4
3 lb Chicken, whole broiler-fryer
1 Lemon, juice
2 tsp Lemon peel
2 Garlic, minced
1/2 cup Fresh basil, roughly chopped
1/4 tsp Sea salt
1/8 tsp Black pepper
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Directions for Garlic Lemon-Basil Chicken

1
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Trim fat from chicken. Grate 2 teaspoons lemon peel. Cut lemon in half. Rub chicken inside and out with the juice from one lemon half, sea salt and black pepper.
2
Slice second lemon half. Stuff chicken with lemon slices, garlic and one third of the basil.
3
Place chicken breast side up in baking dish or roasting pan. Rub chicken with lemon peel. Sprinkle remaining basil over chicken. Pour any remaining lemon juice in the pan.
4
Cover and bake 1 hour. Uncover and bake until golden brown and tender, about 30 minutes.
Tip
Fresh basil can be substituted with dried basil (1/2 cup fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil).Basil is an excellent source of iron, calcium, potassium and Vitamin C, all of which are hugely beneficial to one's health. It also contains smaller amounts of Vitamin A, magnesium and manganese.

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