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One-Pan Italian Garlic Lemon Chicken Bake-A Complete Meal

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Do you wish for an easy lemon chicken recipe you can toss together in one pan then let the oven finish the work for you? Well, look no further, our One-Pan Italian Garlic Lemon Chicken Bake is it! This dinner is fast to prepare and loaded with our favorite Italian flavors of lemon, garlic, fennel, oregano, and paprika. We love it! We’re sure it’ll become a family favorite of yours, too.

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Delay in Lemon Chicken Recipe Post

Before we get to the Lemon Chicken with the fantastic sauce, I have to apologize for being late in posting this recipe. 🙁 Have I been lazy? Nope! Have I been procrastinating? Not this time! Then what have I been doing? Well, besides celebrating our 47th wedding anniversary this week, I’m taking a photography course that gives me a daily assignment. I then have to post the photo or photos on Instagram. If you’re following us there, then you’ve seen the non-food photos.

A delay on One pan Italian Garlic Lemon chicken because of assignment @allourway.com

 

Improving my photo skills and learning to use my camera are some of my New Year’s Resolutions.  I hope you don’t mind, but I shared some of my photos on this post. Capturing birds in flight were one of the techniques I wanted to learn.

You see, I couldn’t get my youngest grandson to sit still and I really wanted a portrait of him. Well, I figured I’d better learn how to take a photo with the subject moving. Right now we’re surrounded by shorebirds. I chose the pelicans for my speedy subject. On land, they may stagger around like drunks, but in flight, they soar!! These photos were a study on shutter speed.

Delay for One Pan Italian Garlic Lemon Chicken because of photo assignment @allourway.com

 

Now let’s get to the lemon chicken recipe.

First the marinade for the lemon chicken

This easy to make marinade infuses the lemon chicken with a garlicky citrus tang that helps the meat stay juicy and moist.We used bone-in chicken thighs for this recipe. If you like, use bone-in chicken drumsticks or a combination of both thighs and drumsticks.

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You don’t need any fancy ingredients for the lemon chicken, and you don’t need to do a lot of prep work. Let’s raise our hand if we’re for that! We may love to cook, but there is something to be said about easy dishes that end up tasting like they came from an expensive restaurant.

Second toss the lemon chicken ingredients in one pan

Along with the lemon chicken, we decided to make a complete one-pan meal by adding some fennel, potatoes, onion, and cherry tomatoes. It seems like we are using fennel more and more in our dishes, we even made it a star in our Fennel Salad with Orange. We like the mild anise {licorice} taste. 

Is there an unusual ingredient you like using? What do you make with it?

We chose to use our large Braiser for the Lemon Chicken recipe, but you can also use a heavy-duty baking dish. The reasons we like using the braiser, aside from it being a gift from our kids, are that we can brown the meat before putting the chicken in the oven plus the braiser has a heavy duty lid.

One pan Italian Garlic Lemon Chicken with Fennel and Potatoes @allourway.com

Let the oven cook the lemon chicken

We brown the meat in the braiser then cook it covered in the oven for 20 minutes and then it cooks uncovered for an additional 25- 30 minutes more. You want to make sure the pan isn’t too large for the lemon chicken,  you don’t want the tasty sauce to evaporate.

With one pan you have a spectacular Italian Garlic Lemon Chicken dish that didn’t take much effort or fancy ingredients! We hope you try the recipe and let us know how you like it.

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One-Pan Italian Garlic Lemon Chicken Bake-A Complete Meal

A complete meal with delicious Italian flavors of garlic, lemon, oregano, fennel, and smoked paprika seasoning the chicken and potatoes. This dinner comes together quickly and it takes a minimum of prep work. Clean up is minimal since it only takes one pan. A great meal for a busy family.
5 from 13 votes
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Course: Dinner, main dish, quick-easy meal
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, Western
Keyword: easy dinner, one-pan weeknight
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 654kcal
Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way somewhat adapted from Recipe Tin Eats

Ingredients

  • Marinade/Sauce
  • 4 chicken thighs or 8 chicken drumsticks or combination of both we used 4 thighs
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • black pepper q.b. quanto basta to your taste
  • Sauté/Bake
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth or stock
  • 1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine
  • 4 small to medium potatoes quartered
  • 2 onions quartered
  • 1 large fennel bulb sliced
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 8 oz. grape tomatoes halved
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 lemons halved
  • Fresh Italian parsley for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a bowl. Put the mixture in a ziplock bag along with the thighs then place in refrigerator for 20 - 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
  • Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil in Braiser or deep oven proof skillet. Sauté the thighs first bone side down for 2 minutes on medium-high then on skin side down for 2 minutes. If you're using legs it doesn't matter which side first. Lightly brown the outside. Pour the marinade into the braiser, then add the broth, potatoes, onions, and fennel. (Note 1)
  • Cover with lid or foil and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Remove cover, turn chicken so that the thigh skin is up. Add the tomatoes, sprinkle with the smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Turn up the oven to 400F/205C for an additional 25 minutes or until the potatoes and chicken are cooked. Internal temperature of the chicken should be 165F/75C. Keep an eye on the liquid so that it doesn't evaporate. Add a bit of water if needed.
  • Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes.
  • Garnish with Italian parsley leaves and two halved lemons that were panfried with a bit of oil.This makes them pretty and colorful.

Notes

If using a baking dish for this recipe, eliminate the sauté and just place the chicken skin side down in the dish and follow the rest of the instructions.
It's important not to use a large pan for this because you don't want the delicious liquid to evaporate.
The original author of this recipe, Nagi from Recipe Tin Eats, did hers in a baking dish and when it was done she sprayed the chicken with oil and set the pan under the broiler for a few minutes to get that golden color.

Nutrition

Serving: 1chicken thigh or 2 chicken drumsticks | Calories: 654kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 618mg | Potassium: 1984mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 39.1% | Vitamin C: 99.5% | Calcium: 16.9% | Iron: 31%
 

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Comments


  3. Oh my goodness that looks like it’s packed with flavor! I love one pot dinners and I know my family … especially my hubby…. would love this. I’m going try this one the weekend. Great post!

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  5. I love “one pan” meals any night of the week. Perfect for busy weeknights….and busy weekends. It is almost November, and the weekends are getting booked up already. All the holiday madness will be starting….as soon as Halloween is done. This is great for ALL the busy days.

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  8. Happy anniversary,one pan chicken bake sounds great for a busy dinner and lunch helper, Charred lemon and garlic brings out more flavor that it self make chicken so tasty.

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  9. Happy 47th Anniversary Marisa! Improving photography skills is a never ending project and I love your nature captures. One pot meals are the best for weeknight (or weekend) dinners and this looks perfect!

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  10. First of all A Very Happy Anniversary. 🙂 And the chicken recipe is absolutely divine. I am always on a lookout for one pot meals and this is perfect for busy weekdays or lazy weekends.

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  11. Dear Marisa, Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! What a beautiful blessing!

    This chicken bake looks absolutely delicious…I know my family would just love this. xo, Catherine

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  12. 1. Congrats on the anniversary! Wow 47 years! That’s something to be proud of!
    2. Love the non food photos!
    3. Can’t wait to dig into this one pot dinner! It’s everything I love

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  13. FIRST….congrats on the wedding anniversary!! We had our 40th in October. Our daughter is into “nature” photography. She actually took a picture yesterday of a swan with ice on it’s beak….since it is so freaking cold here. Your dish looks fantastic and perfect comfort food for this weather. Stay warm in Florida!!

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  14. Yes please I would like this for dinner later today! Such a hearty and flavorful dish, perfect for the whole family. Most probably I would serve it with aromatic rice and a little salad. 🙂

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  18. Kelli@hungryhobby

    First, Happy Anniversary, second I totally get the practicing with the camera, just takes time and lots of pics!
    I’m all about one pan meals and this looks fantastic. The fennel bulb caught my eye as I haven’t cooked with that much. Going to have to try this one!

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    • Hi, Kelli! Thank you for the anniversary wish. I know practice is what it takes and I needed a class to make me do it. And you’ve got to try fennel. It is such a great veggie. It imparts a wonderful taste to a dish — very mild licorice flavor.

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  19. That’s awesome that you are doing a photography class! What a great New Year’s Resolution! This looks like a delicious meal that my family would love, and I will love it since it’s a one pan recipe!

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  20. Happy Anniversary!! I am such a fan of one pan meals and your recipe is the perfect combination of my favorite flavors.. I will be trying this for sure 🙂

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  21. I haven’t prepared dinner yet but looking at this delicious looking lemon chicken bake, I certainly wish that this is mine!! I just need a plate of rice with this and I’m sold!

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  23. The lemon chicken looks gorgeous Marisa and it’s one of my fav Italian recipe. I can say your husband has been extremely lucky to have a wife who’s been cooking such amazing food – Congrats on the 47th Anniversary and Many Many More together – hugs 🙂

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    • Hi, Christine! Thank you! I really love learning about photography — I’ve got a ways to go but it is a fun process. I’m sure you’ll like the recipe.

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  27. A very happy anniversary to you! God bless! Lemon chicken bake looks scrumptious!
    Love your pelican click, it is very tough to click moving subjects and the photo looks amazing! 🙂

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    • Thank you, Priya! I must admit I really do love taking photographs and I’m learning a lot. The chicken dish is great for a busy mom who wants something simple and easy clean-up.

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  30. Happy anniversary! This chicken looks amazing. It can be hard o make chicken really flavorful, but this recipe sounds like it nails it.

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  32. Wow – 47 years! Congratulations! This meal looks so good! I love chicken and lemon together and all of it cooked in one pan is always a winner in my book!

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  38. Your chicken dinner looks wonderful and a good way to enjoy the abundant citrus fruits right now. I love seeing how you’re progressing with your photos, but you already are a good photographer.

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  39. My kind of dish…..all in one! I just made a similar recipe except used butternut squash with chicken thighs and drumsticks…Your recipe has more ingredients……which adds more flavor……I like your recipe much better and will try in the near future.

    Your photos look GREAT! Keep up the good work???

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  43. Hi Marisa, Happy Anniversary! taking a photography class; good for you. I really need to take one, btw your pictures are lovely.

    Love one pan meals, looks like there is tons of flavor.

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  44. Happy Anniversary you two! And here’s hopes for many more! Love the look of this recipe……..can’t wait to put it o my table!

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  45. I knew your anniversary was around this time, but couldn’t find the date… HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

    This recipe is going to be used this week. Also need to make some more Party Mix 🙂

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    • Hi there, dear friends! Thank you for the anniversary wishes. You and George will really like the recipe — very tasty and low in fat. I’m glad you’re making use of the Party Mix recipe. That reminds me I should put it out again for Super Bowl 🙂 Hugs to both of you.

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    • Next time I’ll send you some, Jovina. I’ll be sure to send a scarpetta along with it. My papà never had liquid left on his plate. His bread wiped it clean. 🙂 Have a nice weekend.

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