Baked Lemon Chicken with Olives
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 chicken, cut into 10 pieces, 3½ to 4 pounds
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup pitted green olives
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 lemons, halved
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup basil leaves
Directions
- 1.Preheat the oven to 425° F.
- 2.Season the chicken generously on both sides with the salt and pepper, and place in a baking dish, skin side up.
- 3.Scatter the olives, garlic and lemon halves around the chicken. Drizzle with the olive oil.
- 4.Roast until the chicken is cooked through, 45 to 50 minutes.
- 5.Garnish with basil, tucking around the chicken. Squeeze a little bit of the lemon juice from one of the cooked lemons over the chicken and serve immediately.
- 6.Transfer any leftovers from dish into a Glad container, sized to fit, and refrigerate to enjoy later in the week.
Chicken Nachos
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Servings: 4-6