Best Lemon Chicken Ever
Submitted by Sue Lowes on Mar 11, 2014

Chicken thighs baked with lemon

Servings:
6

Complexity:   
Easy

Total Time:
1 hour

Ingredients:
12 cleaned and trimmed chicken thighs (skin on, bone in)
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1&1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 12 lemons)
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
8 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 baguette, sliced into 1-inch rounds

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425F
Rinse chicken thighs and pat dry. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place skin side up in a large baking dish or sheet pan.
Whisk olive oil slowly into lemon juice, creating an emulsion. Add vinegar, garlic, red pepper and oregano; whisk well.
Bake chicken 35 minutes. Remove from oven. Remove chicken to a platter and drain liquid from pan. Return chicken to pan and pour lemon sauce over top. Return to oven and bake 15 minutes. Serve chicken with sauce and bread on the side for dipping.

Cook's Notes:
A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw