Lemon-thyme chicken breast – baked in the oven

Juicy chicken breast baked in the oven, marinated in a flavorful lemon-thyme marinade.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• zest from 1/2 organic lemon
• 1 large clove garlic (pressed)
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves (or 1 ts dried thyme)
• salt and black pepper (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Pound the chicken breasts slightly, so that they are uniformly thick for even cooking (more or less, don‘t pound it too thin, like for cutlets).
2. 2Mix the ingredients for the marinade together (you can do that directly in your baking dish).
3. 3Place the meat in a small baking dish and rub on both sides with salt and black pepper, then cover with the marinade.
4. 4Cover the dish with plastic foil and set aside for a minimum of 15-30 minutes, but preferably overnight in the fridge to marinate.
5. 5Bake at 175 ° C / 345 °F / Gas Mark 3 ¾ (no fan) for about 22 minutes (baking time may vary depending on the oven and the size of the meat. If you have a convection oven reduce the temperature by about 20° or follow the manufacturer's instructions). The easiest way to check if the meat is ready, is to measure it‘s internal temperature, it should be 75 °C / 165 °F . Insert the thermometer into the thickest part of the meat.
6. 6Leave the chicken breasts for 5 minutes to rest, then cut into slices and serve. Drizzle with the sauce from the baking dish.
7. 7Enjoy!