Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe |+Video|
Serving: 4 servings
Ingredients
Garlic lemon sauce / marinade
- ½ cup lemon juice (or ¼ cup lime juice + ¼ cup of orange juice)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons garlic cloves
- ¼ cup Ketchup
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
For the chicken and veggies
- 1 white onion (large), cut into cubes
- 2 bell pepper , cut into cubes
- 6 chicken thighs or 12 drumsticks
- 2 cups sweet potato cut into cubes
- 2 cups carrots , cut into cubes
- Some chopped parsley, rosemary, or fresh thyme to garnish.
Instructions
Step 1: Making the sauce / marinade
- Mix all the sauce ingredients for the sauce (lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic powder, ketchup, salt, and pepper).
Step 2: Season the chicken
- Place chicken thighs in a bowl and stir in the onion and bell pepper. Add the sauce mixture, moving around until the meat is coated with the sauce.Cover and marinate for at least two hours in the fridge.
Step 3: Cooking
- Heat the oven to medium-high heat (350 ºC [180 ºC]).Place the sweet potatoes and carrot in a baking pan. Put the chicken legs (and onion and bell pepper) on top of the vegetables, and drizzle everything with the sauce in which the chicken marinated.Roast for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and light golden.
Step 4: Serving
- Remove from the heat, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve
Cook's notes
Line the bottom of the pan with aluminum foil for easy cleaning later on if you use a metal baking pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 541kcal
