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These chicken drumsticks are loaded with Mediterranean flavors including lemon, garlic, oregano, and extra virgin olive oil. 👉 FULL RECIPE. Mediterranean Baked Chicken Dinner - this is a midweek chicken dinner idea that's one of those "throw it all in a pan" recipes with high returns for minimal effort. With chicken, potatoes, onion and cherry tomatoes, you'll love how everything sucks up the tasty lemon garlic sauce in this sheet pan.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lemon and garlic baked mediterranean chicken using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon and Garlic Baked Mediterranean Chicken:
- Take 6-8 chicken drumsticks or thighs (bone in, skin on)
- Take Kosher salt
- Take 1.5 teaspoons dry oregano
- Get 1.5 teaspoons black pepper
- Take 3/4 teaspoon coriander
- Take 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
- Get 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- Prepare 6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
- Prepare 1 small yellow onion, cut into wedges
- Take Zest and juice of 1 lemon + 1 lemon cut into slices
- Prepare 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
This recipe basically makes itself, leaving you time to pull together an easy side. Since there's lots of sauce that deserves to be soaked up, we love serving the chicken over rice, orzo, or mashed potatoes, or with a side of crusty bread. · A tangy lemon and garlic marinade makes this Greek Marinated Chicken super fast and flavorful. Cook it in the oven or on a grill. Love this easy Baked Tender Chicken Thighs Recipe that is full of so much flavor.
Steps to make Lemon and Garlic Baked Mediterranean Chicken:
- Pat chicken dry and season with kosher salt, be sure to season under the skin too. If you have the time, arrange the chicken on a tray or a shallow dish and chill in the fridge uncovered for a few hours or overnight (optional.)
- Place chicken in a large zip bag. In a small bowl, combine spices (oregano, black pepper, coriander, paprika, and cumin.) Add spices to the chicken in the bag.
- Add garlic, onion, lemon zest, lemon juice, and olive oil. Zip the bag shut. Toss chicken around and massage to make sure it is well coated in the marinade. Let chicken marinade for about 30 minutes, or if you have the time, refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours, turning bag over halfway through.
- When ready, heat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Lightly oil a baking dish and arrange the chicken drumsticks and onion wedges. Pour over the marinade. Arrange lemon slices in between.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked and its juices run clear (internal temperature of chicken should register 165 degrees F using an instant read thermometer). If you like, broil for just a few minutes until skins are crispy to your liking.
- Serving suggestion - with herbed couscous mixed with peas, chopped carrots and sultanas.
The combination of garlic with Italian seasoning and paprika work so well. This recipe uses chicken legs, but works for part, or indeed a whole chicken. It goes well with roasted potatoes. The bake starts with a layer of tomato sauce, which sautéed chicken thighs bask in to soak up all those tart juices. Artichokes and black olives add extra fiber and oomph, and of Mediterranean diet dishes often boast Italian flavors, but this recipe goes big on Greek with lemon, oregano, and plenty of garlic.
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