Lemon Basil Sheet Pan Chicken
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1 whole lemon sliced
1 ½ lemon for squeezing
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 teaspoon of ground black peppercorn
1 cup of basil, roughly chopped
2 fryer chicken breasts (bone-in, skin-on, split chicken breast)
Tools
Sheet Pan
Parchment Paper
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line sheet pan with parchment paper
3. Mix garlic powder, onion powder and ground black peppercorn
4. Season the rib side of the chicken breasts and stuff the split with basil and
a slice of lemon.
5. Place 2 slices of lemon and a generous amount of basil on the parchment
paper underneath each chicken breast. (Place the rib side down on the
parchment paper over the lemon and basil.)
6. Squeeze lemon juice over both chicken breasts
7. Season the top of the chicken breasts and top each chicken breast with
basil and 2 slices of lemon.
8. Lightly drizzle olive oil over both chicken breasts.
9. Cook chicken breasts in oven for 45 minutes (make sure juices run clear
and chicken is cooked through)
10. Turn oven broiler on high and broil chicken until the skin crisps.
11.Remove from oven and let chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving
11.Remove from oven and let chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving
12. Pair Lemon Basil Sheet Pan Chicken with a side for dinner and pack one
for lunch!
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