Baked Lemon Chicken Breast Recipe (2024)

Baked Lemon Chicken breasts are an easy and flavor-packed way to spice up an ordinary chicken dinner. Use leftover sauce to drizzle on top before serving!

Baked Lemon Chicken Breasts

Who doesn’t love a good easy baked chicken recipe?! Finding new and fun ways to dress up baked chicken is always a fun task and these baked lemon chicken breasts are truly ones to take note on.

Juicy and tender bone-in chicken breasts are topped with fresh spices and lemon slices and oven baked until they reach perfection. It’s really one of those recipes that will never let you down.

How To Make Baked Lemon Chicken Breasts

You’ll want to note that this recipe calls for bone-in chicken breasts, that’s why the overall cook time is a little longer than most chicken breast recipes. I prefer to use the bone-in because cooking with the bone in allows for a juicier and more flavorful end product. Don’t let the longer cook time deter you though, this is still a great easy recipe that doesn’t take a lot of effort. Options included below for boneless chicken.

1. Start by preheating the oven and combine the salt, pepper, paprika, oregano, cumin, and olive oil in a bowl and stir until well mixed.
2. Next, wash the lemons and thinly slice.
3. Place chicken breasts bone side down in a glass baking dish. Evenly coat with the spice mixture and then top with lemon slices.
4. Bake uncovered until chicken breasts reach an internal temperature of 165F.
5. Remove the chicken breasts from the baking dish to a serving platter.
6. Collect the pan juices and serve alongside the chicken as a sauce. Top chicken with a bit of chopped parsley, Serve and Enjoy!

Can I Make This With Another Type of Chicken?

Yes, you can make the recipe with other types of chicken. You will just have to adjust the cooking time based on the type of chicken you decide to make the recipe with. Each type of chicken will have a different cooking time, so here’s a guide below on how to adjust your cooking time based on your cut of meat.

Chicken Cooking Times

Boneless chicken breasts: 25-30 minutes

Chicken tenderloins:15-20 minutes

Bone-in chicken thighs:35-45 minutes

Boneless chicken thighs:20-25 minutes

What To Serve With Baked Lemon Chicken

A recipe as classic as a baked lemon chicken can really go with anything. Pair it with your favorite sides for an easy weeknight dinner.

I usually serve this alongside my Garlic Rubbed Roasted Cabbage Steaks (they have the same cook time and temperature!). An easy Arugula Salad on the side takes no time. Feeling like something a bit more hardy? Try my Instant Pot Rice, Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes (Dairy Free), or even Classic Potato Salad (my Mom’s recipe!).

Recipe Tips

• The longer you leave the spice marinade on the chicken, the more flavor you are going to get so feel free to mix up the spices and oil and put it on the chicken the night before or in the morning.
• The size of bone-in chicken breasts can really vary. As a general rule, a 1/2 pound per person is usually perfect as 2 to 3 ounces will be bones and the cooked portion will always be smaller than the uncooked portion. I calculated each serving size as 5-ounces cooked chicken plus 1/6 of the marinade.
• To always be sure your chicken is cooked all the way through, use a meat thermometer and remove the chicken from the oven when the internal temperature reaches 165F.

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Baked Lemon Chicken

Prep Time:5 mins

Cook Time:55 mins

Total Time:1 hr

Baked Lemon Chicken breasts are an easy and flavor-packed way to spice up an ordinary chicken dinner. Use leftover sauce to drizzle on top before serving!

Course:Mains

Cuisine:American

Keyword:how to cook bone-in chicken, lemon chicken recipe, roasted chicken breast recipe

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 366 kcal

Author: Alyssa Brantley

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Ingredients

• 1.25teaspoonskosher salt
• 3/4teaspoonblack pepper
• 3/4teaspoonsmoked paprika
• 1/2teaspoondried oregano
• 1/2teaspoonground cumin
• 2Tablespoonsolive oil
• 2mediumorganic lemonswashed and thinly sliced
• 3poundsbone-in skinless chicken breasts(usually 4 to 6 pieces)
• parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Begin by combining salt, pepper, paprika, oregano, cumin and olive oil until well mixed.

2. Wash lemons and thinly slice.

3. Place chicken breasts bone side down in a glass baking dish. Evenly coat with spice mixture and then top with lemon slices.

4. Bake uncovered for 50 to 55 minutes until chicken breasts reach an internal temperature of 165F. Remove the chicken breasts from the baking dish to a serving platter. Collect the pan juices and serve alongside the chicken as a sauce. Top chicken with a bit of chopped parsley, Serve and Enjoy!

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NOTES:

• The longer you leave the spice marinade on the chicken, the more flavor you are going to get so feel free to mix up the spices and oil and put it on the chicken the night before or in the morning.
• The size of bone-in chicken breasts can really vary. As a general rule, a 1/2 pound per person is usually perfect as 2 to 3 ounces will be bones and the cooked portion will always be smaller than the uncooked portion. I calculated each serving size as 5-ounces cooked chicken plus 1/6 of the marinade.
• To always be sure your chicken is cooked all the way through, use a meat thermometer and remove the chicken from the oven when the internal temperature reaches 165F.

Nutrition Facts

Baked Lemon Chicken

Amount Per Serving (1 chicken breast)

Calories 366Calories from Fat 198

% Daily Value*

Fat 22g34%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 116mg39%

Sodium 600mg26%

Potassium 449mg13%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 38g76%

Vitamin A 275IU6%

Vitamin C 19.1mg23%

Calcium 32mg3%

Iron 1.8mg10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Update Notes: This recipe was originally published in June 2013 and was updated in July 2019 with new photos, step-by-step instructions and more helpful information.