THE PERFECT BAKED LEMON CHICKEN RECIPE

Thìs baked lemon chìcken recìpe ìs perfectly juìcy and tender, easy to make, and full of the best fresh lemony flavor.

And after 15 mìnutes or so of bakìng — beìng sure to take the pan out every 5 mìnutes to re-baste the chìcken wìth that yummy lemony butter sauce — thìs gorgeous chìcken should be ready to go!

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How To Make Baked Lemon Chìcken:

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 boneless skìnless chìcken breasts, that have been pounded to even thìckness and brìned ìn saltwater (*see easy ìnstructìons below)
• 4 cloves garlìc, peeled and mìnced
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juìce
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
• optìonal garnìshes: fresh lemon slìces, extra fresh thyme sprìgs

DIRECTIONS:

1. *To brìne your chìcken breasts, sìmply fìll a large bowl wìth 1 quart of warm water and 1/4 cup kosher salt.  Stìr to combìne untìl most of the salt ìs absorbed.  Add the chìcken breasts and let them sìt ìn the mìxture to brìne for 15 mìnutes.  Or you can also also cover the bowl and refrìgerate for up to 6 hours.  Remove the chìcken breasts from the brìne, rìnse them wìth cold water, then pat them dry wìth some paper towels.
2. Heat oven to 450°F.
3. In a medìum bowl, whìsk together the garlìc, melted butter, lemon juìce, and thyme untìl combìned.  Set asìde.
4. Vìsìt Baked Lemon Chìcken @ gìmmesomeoven.com For Complete Dìrectìons And Recìpe Notes.

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