Description
A healthy and flavorful dinner recipe. Bone-in chicken baked to crispy perfection with a zesty lemon pepper garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 Chicken Leg Quarters
- 2 tbsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- 2 Lemons
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Pat chicken dry.
- Rub chicken with lemon pepper seasoning blend, under and over the skin.
- Place chicken on a bed of lemon slices in a baking dish.
- Drizzle with butter and olive oil.
- Bake for 40 minutes until golden and cooked through.
- Drizzle with fresh lemon juice and serve.
Notes
- Crispy Skin: Ensure the chicken is completely dry before seasoning.
- Salt: If using store-bought lemon pepper, check sodium levels before adding extra salt.
- Storage: Keeps in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat in oven or air fryer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Leg Quarter
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: Lemon Pepper Baked Chicken, Healthy Roasted Chicken, Crispy Skin Baked Chicken, Lemon Garlic Chicken, Easy Chicken Dinner, Keto Chicken Recipe