Baked Lemon Chicken Breasts

This baked lemon chicken dish has tons of flavor thanks to an easy marinade made with melted butter, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, and garlic.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 448 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 4 (6 ounce) skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts, split
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Transfer chicken to a baking dish, skin-side up. Pour marinade around the chicken.

Step 2

Mix butter, lemon juice, paprika, oregano, garlic salt, salt, and pepper together in a bowl and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add chicken breasts, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours.

Step 3

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).