Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken

Name: Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 (6 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts; ½ teaspoon salt, plus 1/8 teaspoon, divided; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon cracked pepper

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Total: 20 minutes

Author : Julia Levy

Ingredients

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4 (6 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts½ teaspoon salt, plus 1/8 teaspoon, divided1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil1 medium lemon, thinly sliced2 tablespoons lemon juice1 tablespoon pure maple syrup2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces1 teaspoon cracked pepper

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Instructions

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

Step 2

Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Heat oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken; cook, undisturbed, until the underside is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Flip the chicken; arrange lemon slices around the chicken in the pan.

Step 3

Transfer the skillet to the oven; bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest portion of meat registers 165 degrees F, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer the chicken to a platter. Add lemon juice and maple syrup to the pan. Add butter, 1 piece at a time, stirring until it melts into the sauce. Stir in pepper and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt. Drizzle the sauce over the chicken.