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Famous Lemon and Basil Chicken Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast halves (8 to 10 ounces each) with skin and bones, fat trimmed, or 1 whole chicken (about 2 pounds), cut up
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large basil leaves
4 cloves garlic, bruised with the side of a knife
4 thin lemon slices
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions: 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place the chicken in a baking dish; sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin side up.
3. Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf between the skin and the meat.
4. Add t he garlic to the baking dish.
5. Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of ch icken.
6. Drizzle with oil.
7. Bake, basting occasionally with pan juices and turning the chicken and the baking dish occasionally so the chicken browns evenly, 35 to 40 minutes.
8. If using a whole chicken, the baking time will be about 50 minutes.
9. To serve, place a browned lemon slice and garlic clove on top of each porti on of chicken.
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