Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 -3 lbs meaty skinless chicken pieces, with bone (i use thighs)
• 2 whole lemons
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 cloves garlic
• olive oil
• lemon-pepper seasoning

Recipe

• 1 spray a deep baking dish, or roaster with non stick spray.
• 2 combine 1 tbs of olive oil, the juice and zest of both lemons, plus the additional lemon juice, and the 4 cloves of garlic minced in a small bowl.
• 3 place the chicken in the roasting pan.
• 4 sprinkle liberally with the lemon pepper salt.
• 5 pour the lemon mixture over all- you can throw the lemon rinds into the baking dish too.
• 6 bake at 400 for about 45 minutes to an hour, turning the chicken over halfway through baking.
• 7 i sometimes make this, and seal it in a ziplock bag in the freezer, then when you are ready, thaw, dump in the roaster and bake- just adding the lemon pepper salt.
• 8 my family likes this when i take the sauce from the chicken, combine it with a small amount of half and half and serve it over pasta.