Recipe By : Cooking Live Show #CL8869
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 Chicken breast halves with skin
- and bones (8 to 10 oz ea) --
- fat trimmed -OR-
2 lb Whole chicken -- cut up
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 lg Basil leaves
4 cl Garlic -- bruised with the
- side of a knife
4 Lemon slices -- thin
1 tb Extra virgin olive oil
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Place the chicken in a baking dish;
sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin side up.
Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf
between the skin and the meat. Add the garlic to the baking dish.
Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of chicken. Drizzle with
oil. Bake, basting occasionally with pan juices and turning the
chicken and the baking dish occasionally so the chicken browns
evenly, 35 to 40 minutes. If using a whole chicken, the baking time
will be about 50 minutes. To serve, place a browned lemon slice and
garlic clove on top of each portion of chicken.
