LEMON, SAGE AND GARLIC ROAST CHICKEN

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Serve this with some roasted or baked Potatoes and salad for a good meal. I found this recipe on another site. This recipe is easy to double.

Provided by Barb G.

Categories     Chicken

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 chicken breast halves, with skin
8 slices lemons, very thin, seeded
12 leaves fresh sage (can use rubbed sage)
olive oil
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 cup chicken broth

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450°F.
  • Slide fingertips under chicken skin to loosen.
  • Arrange 2 lemon slices and 3 sage leaves (or some rubbed sage) under skin on each breast.
  • Smooth skin over to close.
  • Place chicken in shallow baking pan.
  • Brush with oil.
  • Drizzle 1 teaspoon lemon juice over each breast.
  • Sprinkle with chopped garlic, salt and pepper.
  • Pour 1/2 cup broth into pan around chicken.
  • Roast chicken until brown and cooked through, basting once or twice with pan juices, About 25 minutes.
  • Transfer chicken to platter.
  • Place baking pan atop burner.
  • Add remaining 1/2 cup broth.
  • Using back of fork, mash the garlic on the baking pan into broth and pan juices.
  • Boil over high heat until broth reduces almost to glaze, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes.
  • Spoon sauce over chicken and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.8, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 46.4, Sodium 236.8, Carbohydrate 1.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.3, Protein 16.4

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