Mediterranean Lemon Chicken
1 lemon 2 tsp. dried oregano 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 6 chicken legs
Preheat oven to 425F. In a 9x13 baking dish, grate the peel from 1/2 the lemon, squeeze out the juice and add to peel with the oregano, garlic, oil, salt & pepper. Stir until mixed. Remove skin from chicken. Coat chicken with the lemon mixture and arrange, bone side up, in the baking dish. Cover & bake for 20 min. Turn & baste chicken. Reduce heat to 400F and bake uncovered, basting every 10 min. for about 30 more min. Serve with pan juices. |