Easy, flavorful and a weeknight staple when I was a kid. The pan juices are good for dunking Italian bread… just saying.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken cut up or 6 chicken breasts
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt and pepper
- oregano
- 2 lemons
- olive oil
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Wash and pat chicken dry.
- Place chicken in stainless steel baking pan and drizzle with a tiny bit of olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Bake at 350 degrees turning after 1/2 hour and again 1/2 hour later.
- Once the chicken is cooked (about 1 hour total), smash 2 cloves garlic.
- Place garlic in a small bowl with a good pinch of dried oregano and a pinch of salt.
- Squeeze the 2 lemons into the bowl and add about the same amount of water as lemon juice.
- Toss the mixture with a fork and pour over chicken. Use a flat spoon to scrape the bottom of the pan and work into the liquid.
- Cook about 10 minutes more.
