Famous Lemon And Basil Chicken

Recipe Ingredients

4		Chicken breast halves with skin and bones - fat trimmed
		(8 to 10 oz ea)
		(or 1 whole chicken, abt 2 lbs, cut up)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
4		Basil leaves (large)
4		Garlic cloves - bruised with
		The side of a knife
4		Lemon - (thin slices)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Extra-virgin olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Place the chicken in a baking dish; sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper and arrange skin-side up. Loosen the skin from each chicken breast and slip a basil leaf between the skin and the meat. Add the garlic to the baking dish. Place a slice of lemon on top of each piece of chicken. Drizzle with oil. Bake, basting occasionally with pan juices and turning the chicken and the baking dish occasionally so the chicken browns evenly, 35 to 40 minutes. If using a whole chicken, the baking time will be about 50 minutes.

To serve, place a browned lemon slice and garlic clove on top of each portion of chicken.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of Marie Simmons, Fresh and Fast - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8869 broadcast 04-23-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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