A roasting chicken, seasoned with flavored butter and lemon slices, is surrounded by heads of garlic and lemon wedges. Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken is an easy dinner recipe with roasted garlic and lemons.
Lemon Pepper Chicken with Roasted Garlic and Lemons will be the perfect dinner for your next family gathering.
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Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken
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A roasting chicken, seasoned with flavored butter and lemon slices, is surrounded by heads of garlic and lemon wedges.
I used my own lemon pepper seasoning recipe but you can easily use a store bought seasoning instead
As these simple ingredients roast together the flavors marry to create a mouth watering chicken dinner.
As the chicken roasts in the oven your home will fill with fabulously delicious Swirls of Flavor!
This is truly an easy chicken dinner recipe bursting with delicious flavors.
Once the garlic is roasted you can squeeze it out, mash the cloves and serve this sweet and creamy garlic along with your chicken. My oh my!
Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken will be your go-to Sunday supper.
I'd say it's a winner-winner chicken dinner!
So let's start cooking and building your family’s foundation of delicious memories!
Chicken with lemons is such a delicious and classic flavor combination. You may also want to try our lemon thyme chicken recipe and lemon caper chicken too.
If you love the lemon pepper flavor profile combination, be sure to check out my easy lemon pepper chicken thighs recipe too!
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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Once the garlic is roasted, squeeze it out, mash the cloves and serve this sweet and creamy garlic along with your chicken.
- Add orange slices too!
- Add sliced carrots and onions on the bottom of the roasting pan and top with the chicken
- Add small red potatoes and chopped onions
Substitutions
- You can make this recipe with a cut-up chicken in place of the whole roasting chicken
- No lemon pepper seasoning? No worries! Just add lemon zest and cracked black pepper to the butter and olive oil or make my homemade lemon pepper seasoning recipe
What to serve with roasted chicken
- Carrots with tops
- Easy mashed potatoes
- Creamy Orzo
- Air fryer Brussels sprouts
- Green Beans with Parmesan
Easy Chicken Recipes
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Indian Butter Chicken
- Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry from Damn Delicious
- Old Fashioned Chicken Stew from The Stay At Home Chef
How to make baked lemon pepper chicken
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- Preheat oven to 350F. For easy cleanup, line roasting pan with foil leaving 2-inch overhang. Place chicken in prepared pan.
- In microwave-safe small bowl microwave butter until melted. Stir in olive oil, lemon pepper seasoning and kosher salt.
- Thinly slice one lemon crosswise into rounds for fresh lemon slices.
- Dip lemon slices in melted butter mixture to coat. Arrange in single layer under skin of chicken.
- Cut remaining lemons each into 4 wedges. Arrange lemon wedges and garlic heads around chicken in roasting pan.
- Brush remaining melted butter mixture over chicken, lemons and garlic.
- Roast until the chicken is golden brown and the chicken registers an internal temperature of 165F, about 20 minutes per pound.
- Let stand 10 minutes before carving.
Storage
- Store any leftover chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Leftover chicken will stay fresh for 1-2 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Ingredients
Ingredients for lemon pepper chicken recipe:
- roasting chicken
- butter
- olive oil
- lemon-pepper seasoning
- kosher salt
- lemons
- heads of garlic
Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken With Roasted Garlic Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 roasting chicken , about 6-7 lbs.
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 lemons
- 3 heads garlic , tops trimmed
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. For easy cleanup, line roasting pan or baking dish with foil leaving 2-inch overhang. Place chicken in prepared pan.
- In small microwave-safe bowl microwave butter until melted. Stir in olive oil, lemon pepper seasoning and kosher salt.
- Thinly slice one lemon crosswise into rounds.
- Dip lemon slices in melted butter mixture to coat. Arrange in single layer under skin of chicken.
- Cut remaining lemons each into 4 wedges. Arrange lemon wedges and garlic heads around chicken in roasting pan.
- Brush remaining melted butter mixture over chicken, lemons and garlic.
- Roast until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of chicken registers 165F, about 20 minutes per pound.
- Let stand 10 minutes before carving.
Notes
- Once the garlic is roasted, squeeze it out, mash the cloves and serve this sweet and creamy garlic along with your chicken.
- Add orange slices too!
- Add sliced carrots and onions on the bottom of the roasting pan and top with the chicken
- Add small red potatoes and chopped onions
- You can make this recipe with a cut-up chicken in place of the whole roasting chicken
- No lemon pepper seasoning? No worries! Just add lemon zest and cracked black pepper to the butter and olive oil
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