Baked chicken with lemon and spices

⏱️ 1h 5m 👥 4 servings 📊 Hard
Portuguese chicken
Baked chicken with lemon and spices
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Chicken recipes are always good suggestions for a dinner with family. Prepare this delicious baked chicken with lemon and spices! It’s simple and has excellent presentation!!

📝 Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg (3 1/3 pounds) chicken cut into pieces
  • 100 ml (1/2 cup) lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 100 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
  • 1 medium onion
  • 1 teaspoon salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Place the chicken and the sliced onion on a baking dish. Season with salt, lemon juice, pepper, nutmeg, saffron, chopped rosemary, peeled garlic and olive oil. Marinate about 1 hour.
  2. 2Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
  3. 3Bake the chicken until golden, about 1 hour. Occasionally, drizzle the chicken with the sauce.
  4. 4Turn off the oven and serve with fries or rice.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Pedro Barbosa on foodfromportugal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.