A Quick and Flavorful Chicken Dish That’s Perfect For Spring

-¼ to ½ c good olive oil (Ina says it needs to be “good”..lol)

-3 to 5 TBS minced garlic

-⅔ cup white wine

-1 ½ TBLS lemon zest (about 2 lemons depending on size)

-3 TBS freshly squeezed lemon juice

-2 tsp dried oregano

-1 ¼ tsp tyme

-Kosar salt and pepper

-2 chicken breasts/ skin on. (I used bone-in)

-1 lemon

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• Preset oven to 400 degrees/convection if you have that setting

• Warm the olive oil in a saucepan on low heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute but don’t allow the garlic to get brown. Remove from heat. 

• Add wine, juice, zest, spices, and some salt. Pour into a baking dish.

• Pat chicken dry and place, skin-side up over the sauce. Brush chicken with olive oil and season generously with s and p. Cut lemon in wedges and tuck among chicken pieces. Yes, it’s that easy!

• Bake until chicken reads 165 on a meat thermometer and the skin is golden brown. Place it under the broiler for 2 minutes if it’s not brown.

-Cover lightly with foil and let it rest for 10 min. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with pan juices.

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Like many of us, I’m trying to break out of a cooking rut between winter and spring. It’s not quite grill weather every day and we’ve had our fill of comfort food. I’ve been craving a bright shot of lemon flavor so when I was checking out some recipes online, I saw this one from Ina Garten. 

Sometimes I find her recipes too complicated for a weekday dinner but this one stood out because of the simple ingredients. The only item you may not have on hand is lemons.

I love the smell in the house when sauteeing garlic, olive oil, and lemons so when I was making the sauce, I was optimistic about the recipe. I was right! This was not only a quick meal to prep, but it was full of flavor!

This meal brought a nice, refreshing taste of spring to the table with the lemons and garlic. I paired it with steamed broccoli sprinkled with parmesan and a crusty roll. My husband and I agree this will be a delicious expansion to our spring weekday menu. Enjoy! 

PS…We like food with lots of flavor so I doubled the sauce recipe. That’s why a couple of the ingredients are between quantities. Use your judgment. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just needs to taste good!

We ate it too fast and forgot to grab a picture of the final dish. Whoops!