Mediterranean Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 chicken legs

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 5 mins


• preheat oven to 425 degrees f (220 degrees c).
• in a 9x13 inch baking dish, grate the peel from 1/2 the lemon, squeeze out the juice (about 1/4 cup) and add to peel with the oregano, garlic, oil, salt and pepper. stir until mixed.
• remove skin from chicken pieces and discard. coat chicken pieces with the lemon mixture and arrange, bone-side up, in the baking dish. cover dish and bake for 20 minutes. turn and baste chicken.
• reduce heat to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c) and bake uncovered, basting every 10 minutes, for about 30 more minutes. serve chicken with pan juices.