How To Make Garlic Lemon Herb Mediterranean Chicken Recipe
Bring a whole new flavor your dinner with our scrumptious Mediterranean chicken! It’s roasted in a garlic lemon mix with a hearty seasoning of herbs.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4chicken thighsskin-on, bone-in
- ¼cuplemon juicejuice of 1 lemon
- 3tbspolive oildivided
- 1tbspred wine vinegar
- 4large garlic clovescrushed
- 3tspdried basil
- 2tspdried oregano
- 2tspdried parsley
- 2tspsaltplus extra
- 8baby potatoeshalved
- 1red onioncut into wedges
- 1red bell peppercapsicum, deseeded and cut into wedges
- 1large zucchinisliced
- 4tbspkalamata olivespitted
- lemon slicesto serve
Instructions
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Pat the chicken thighs dry with paper towel.
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In a shallow dish, combine the lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, oregano, parsley and salt.
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Pour out half of the marinade and store in a jug to use later.
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Add the chicken to the marinade in the dish and coat evenly.
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Cover and marinate for 15 minutes, turning each chicken thigh occasionally in the marinade.
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Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C | 430 degrees F.
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Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large oven-proof pan or skillet over medium-high heat.
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Sear the chicken on both sides until golden browned for 4 minutes on each side.
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Drain some of the excess fat, leaving about a tablespoon for added flavor.
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Arrange the vegetables around each chicken thigh.
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Drizzle the vegetables with the remaining marinade, tossing them through the oil mixture to evenly coat.
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Cover skillet or dish with lid or fail, and bake for 35 minutes until the potatoes are soft and the chicken is completely cooked through.
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Change oven setting to grill / broil on a medium heat setting.
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Uncover and cook for about 5 to 10 minutes, or until chicken and potatoes are crispy and golden browned.
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Serve with olives and lemon slices, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 706.84kcal
- Fat: 43.73g
- Saturated Fat: 10.41g
- Trans Fat: 0.16g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 21.47g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.04g
- Carbohydrates: 41.37g
- Fiber: 6.60g
- Sugar: 6.40g
- Protein: 37.61g
- Cholesterol: 189.14mg
- Sodium: 1275.58mg
- Calcium: 97.02mg
- Potassium: 1493.59mg
- Iron: 4.30mg
- Vitamin A: 101.71µg
- Vitamin C: 96.13mg
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