Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Lemon Chicken

I think inspired by Yiayia 

I prefer chicken breast without skin but u can use anything else u prefer or have on hand

¼ or ½ cup olive oil, 2 or 3 cloves garlic depending on amount of chicken
Juice of one lemon or lime,
Salt, pepper 
Oregano 1 tsp or more

Mix all together and cover chicken with the mix
Allow to marinate for minimum 30 min up to a day before, marinating makes the meat more tender and lets the juices seep in. 


**U can vary the spices, like rosemary, thyme,  etc... u can add dijon mustard, honey, which would make it lemon honey chicken, or Dijon chicken lol! 
Basically you can mix any kind of dressing and marinate chicken in it. U can use ready made dressing or sauces. 




U can Cook in oven or on grill or in a pan on stove top

Oven is less trouble... cover with foil which u can take off to let the chicken brown or golden a bit if u want...U can also cook it uncovered which might make it a little more dry...

Oven at 350 F for about 30-45 depending on size and thickness of chicken u will need to keep checking it.
With skinless breast filets it takes about 25-30 anything thicker longer... I always check the inside 
I never know how much time really : P 

In the pan- oil juices will fly so be careful not to burn urself, cover if u can 
cook each side 10 to 15 min each 
again check the color...when no longer pink its ready hwv if u overcook any meat it gets dry and hard...so near the end keep an eye on it...

On the grill- same as pan about...if using a BBQ keep the temperature to low to med...


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