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🍽️ Crispy Lemon Chicken

427 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (1,2 kg)
• 2 untreated lemons
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 0.5 tsp dried oregano
• 0.125 l white wine
• 0.125 l chicken broth (from the jar)
• salt
• pepper
• 100 g black olives
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken under cold running water and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Cut the chicken into eight equal pieces.
3. 3. Finely grate the peel of one whole lemon to obtain the lemon zest.
4. 4. Peel one garlic clove and press it through a garlic press into a small bowl.
5. 5. Add the lemon zest, one tablespoon of olive oil, dried oregano, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the garlic and stir the mixture well.
6. 6. Coat all chicken pieces thoroughly with this spice mixture.
7. 7. Heat the remaining olive oil and butter in a roasting pan.
8. 8. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
9. 9. Place the chicken pieces skin-side down into the hot roasting pan.
10. 10. Put the roasting pan into the oven and roast the chicken for 15 minutes.
11. 11. Cut one lemon into wedges.
12. 12. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemons.
13. 13. Take the roasting pan out of the oven and turn the chicken pieces.
14. 14. Pour the lemon juice over the chicken.
15. 15. Add the lemon wedges to the roasting pan.
16. 16. Pour the wine and broth into the roasting pan.
17. 17. Reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees.
18. 18. Roast the chicken uncovered in the oven for another 30 minutes.
19. 19. Turn the chicken pieces several times during the cooking time.
20. 20. Add the olives to the roasting pan when there are five minutes left until the end of the cooking time.
21. 21. Garnish the finished dish with fresh parsley.
22. 22. Serve the chicken hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 427
• Protein: 62 g · Fett/Fat: 15 g · Carbs: 3 g