Famous Lemon And Basil Chicken

Name: Famous Lemon And Basil Chicken
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chicken; chicken; black pepper; basil; garlic; lemon; vegetable oil

Submitted by Choc.

Chicken with a hint of lemon and basil that goes hand in hand with the summer weather.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

EACH CHICKEN
breast, halves, with skin and bones, fat trimmed *

EACH CHICKEN
whole, 2 lbs, cut up *

X BLACK PEPPER
freshly ground, to taste *

EACH BASIL
fresh, leaves *

EACH GARLIC
cloves, bruised with the side of a knife

EACH LEMON
slices, thin

TABLESPOON VEGETABLE OIL
olive, extra virgin

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400℉ (200℃). Place the chicken in a baking dish . Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin side up. Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf between the skin and the meat. Add the garlic to the baking dish. Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of chicken. Drizzle with oil.

Bake, basting occasionally with pan juices and turning the chicken and the baking dish occasionally so the chicken browns evenly, 35 to 40 minutes. If using a whole chicken, the baking time will be about 50 minutes.

To serve, place a browned lemon slice and garlic clove on top of each portion of chicken.