Easiest Way to Make Perfect Baked Lemon Chicken & Roasted Veggies

Baked Lemon Chicken & Roasted Veggies. This baked lemon chicken recipe is perfectly juicy and tender, easy to make, and full of the BEST fresh lemony flavor. This easy lemon chicken recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner! Lemon Pepper Chicken is an American favorite!

I found this baked lemon chicken recipe many years ago when my children were toddlers. I've changed it a little over the years to make it my own. Everyone in my family just loves it! You can have Baked Lemon Chicken & Roasted Veggies using 15 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baked Lemon Chicken & Roasted Veggies

1. 🢂 4 of Chicken Quarters- thigh & leg w/ skin.
2. 🢂 8 medium of Red Potatoes- quartered wedges.
3. 🢂 1 lb of Carrots-peeled.
4. 🢂 7 large of Lemons.
5. 🢂 2 large of White Onions-quartered.
6. 🢂 1 1/2 lb of Fresh Greenbeans.
7. 🢂 1 tbsp of Olive Oil- (with lemon).
8. 🢂 3 tbsp of Vegetable Oil.
9. 🢂 2 tbsp of Fresh Rosemary- chopped.
10. 🢂 2 tbsp of Fresh Thyme-chopped & divided.
11. 🢂 1 clove of Fresh Garlic-minced.
12. 🢂 3 tsp of Dried Oregano-divided.
13. 🢂 2 tsp of Poultry Seasoning-divided.
14. 🢂 of Salt & Pepper.
15. 🢂 1 of Equipment-grater/aluminum foil/large baking pan/couple large bowls/peeler/strainer/.

Lemon-and-Garlic Baked Chicken Thighs. © Todd Porter & Diane Cu. I put the chicken on a cooling rack on the baking pan so it wouldn't sit in the juice/fat as it cooked and I let it bake skin side. Lemon pepper seasoning, a zesty combo of dried lemon peel, onion, garlic, and plenty of ground black peppercorns. Baked Lemon Garlic Chicken is easy, juicy and full of flavor.

instructions Baked Lemon Chicken & Roasted Veggies

1. Put strainer over large mixing bowl and juice 3 large lemons..
2. Add Tbsp. lemon olive oil, 2 Tbsp rosemary, 1 Tbsp thyme, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp poultry seasoning, salt & pepper (tsp each) or to taste..
3. Soak greenbeans, potatoes,carrots,and onions in juice mixture, then transfer to large baking pan..
4. Add the juice of 2 more large lemons to the remaining juice mixture, then add the vegetable oil and the remaining thyme, oregano, poultry seasoning, also add the minced garlic, and a bit more salt and a full Tbsp pepper. Stir..
5. Rinse chicken quarters, then soak in juice mixture. Fill the skin pocket as much as possible, then put atop the bean/carrot/potatoes..
6. Place 3 tsp. butter under the skin of each chicken. Zest 1 lemon and sprinkle over veggies and chicken, then slice 1 lemon and put a slice on each chicken quarter..
7. Put foil covered chicken in oven @375 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven, drain excess chicken fat/juice. Put back in oven without foil for 30-45 min @ 425°F to crisp skin. Check every 15 min. for the last part..
8. Check internal temperature to make sure fully cooked. Insert thermometer near thigh/leg joint. Don't hit bone, you want no less than 165°F..
9. Enjoy! Let me know how you like it!.

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