Retro French Chicken (Baked Lemon Garlic Breasts)
A classic French-inspired recipe for juicy, tender, and flavorful oven-baked chicken. This chicken is easy to prepare in just over 30 minutes, and it's fabulous to serve with your favorite comfort food sides!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 349kcal
Ingredients
- 4 boneless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds total)
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour could be GF flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper divided
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallion
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 1 tsp dried thyme
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Set out a large 12-14 inch cast iron skillet or an 9X13 inch baking dish. Pour the melted butter in the pan and swirl around.
- In a large zip bag, combine the flour, salt, paprika, and ½ teaspoon pepper. Mix well. Then add the chicken breasts and toss to coat.
- Place the coated chicken in the buttered dish, top side down, and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, water, scallions, thyme, garlic, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Stir well.
- Once the timer goes off, flip the chicken over and pour the lemon garlic sauce over the top. Place back in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Once the chicken has cooked through, remove from the oven and serve warm with extra pan sauce.
Notes
Make a gluten-free version by swapping the all-purpose flour with your favorite GF baking mix.
Nutrition
Serving: 1pc | Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 1346mg | Potassium: 499mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 696IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg