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Greek Lemon Chicken

Arie J. Sawyer-Williams
Greek Lemon Chicken, a simple full flavored dish bursting with all the fresh simple ingredients
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lemons
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 3 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 3 cups rice
  • 1 box chicken broth
  • 4 8 oz chicken breasts or thighs (they can be split)
  • 1 TBSP herbs de provence
  • 1 tsp italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 TBSP fresh garlic

Instructions
 

  • Season your chicken breasts with all these seasoning mentioned above.
  • Pound chicken breasts
  • saute in a sauce pan, til browned
  • Pull chicken off heat, and start on the rice mixture.
  • Drop 3 TBSP of olive oil in a larg skillet, one that can be preferebly transferred tp oven.
  • Medium heat put rice in pan with garlic, lemon slices, onions, and fresh thyme.
  • Saute that all together. Please don't burn rice, make sure to babysit this dish a bit.
  • One you have sauted all this a bit, pour in the chicken broth, and eyeball this so that your rice isnt' mushy.
  • Next, place the chicken on top of the water mixture.
  • Cover with foil, and place into the oven for about 45 minutes. last 5 minutes uncover and let brown up even more.
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