This baked lemon chicken recipe is perfectly juicy and tender, easy to make, and full of the best fresh lemony flavor. Dinner doesn’t have to be complicated. This dish comes together in no time! It’s fresh and healthy, and it’s made with lemons, lemon pepper, and garlic powder. Minimal ingredients, big bold flavor. Make it with me!

Baked Lemon Chicken- Lemons!

Lemon is such a great flavor compliment to chicken! I love using fresh lemon in this recipe! When developing this, I wanted this dish to be simple and easy enough for anyone to throw together on any night. Let’s say I have achieved just that! One dish, less than 10 ingredients, and it’s ready in under an hour.

Less than 400 calories per serving makes this dish healthy and delicious! It’s even macro friendly!

What You’ll Need

chicken breasts
lemon pepper
seasoning salt
garlic powder
paprika
olive oil
lemons
brown rice
broccoli

Preheat oven to 375.

Season the chicken breasts with lemon pepper, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and paprika.

Place chicken in a 9×13 glass baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and squeeze lemon juice over chicken.

Bake chicken for 40 minutes. When cooking time is up, remove the chicken and top with two slices of lemon on each breast.

Place chicken back in the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the center of the breasts reach 165 degrees.

When finished, serve over 1/2 cup brown rice with a 1/2 cup steamed broccoli.Like this recipe and want to save it for later? Pin it to Pinterest here!

Baked Lemon Chicken

Name: Baked Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 2 tablespoons lemon pepper; 2 tablespoon seasoning salt; 2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 lemons, 1 juiced 1 sliced; 2 cups cooked brown rice; 2 cups broccoli, steamed

This baked lemon chicken recipe is perfectly juicy and tender, easy to make, and full of the best fresh lemony flavor. Dinner doesn’t have to be complicated.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts
2 tablespoons lemon pepper
2 tablespoon seasoning salt
2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 lemons, 1 juiced 1 sliced
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups broccoli, steamed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375.
Season the chicken breasts with lemon pepper, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and paprika.
Place chicken in a 9×13 glass baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and squeeze lemon juice over chicken.
Bake chicken for 40 minutes. When cooking time is up, remove the chicken and top with two slices of lemon on each breast.
Place chicken back in the oven and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the center of the breasts reach 165 degrees.
When finished, serve over 1/2 cup brown rice with a 1/2 cup steamed broccoli.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 360Total Fat: 12gCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 30g

Baked Lemon Chicken