Baked Lemon Chicken


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 259.4
  • Total Fat: 10.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 91.6 mg
  • Sodium: 876.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
  • Protein: 30.9 g

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Introduction

From Taste of Home (on-line) From Taste of Home (on-line)
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    3 Tbsp butter, melted
    2 Tbsp lemon juice
    1 garlic clove, minced
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp black pepper
    1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
    4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (used Tyson 1.25 lb package)

Directions

In shallow dish, combine butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Place bread crumbs in another dish. Dip chicken in butter mixture, then coat with crumbs.
Place in 13 x 9 baking dish. Drizzle with remaining butter mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 25-35 minutes (depends on thickness of chicken breasts) until juice run clear.
Yields 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JAD1971.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I loved this! I substituted crushed Special K for the bread crumbs which was just as tasty and lightened the calories! I can't wait to make this for friends! - 4/6/09


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This was incredible, very easy and moist - 3/9/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I really liked the recipe. I added more lemon juice though as I like the chicken very moist! - 3/25/09


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Had hoped for a bit more lemon flavor, but over all it was a good dish. Will likely make it again. - 3/17/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very easy to prepare, and my family loved it. - 3/15/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    My husband and I loved it!!! - 3/12/09


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very good - 3/11/09


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    Incredible!
    This is a dinner favorite in our house. I like it very lemony as I like strong flavors. I use the juice from 1 fresh medium sized lemon.....So good and tender. My husband (the cook in our relationship) finally stopped picking on my cooking after I made this! - 1/16/14


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    Very Good
    We all enjoyed this chicken. It's very moist and I personally liked that it wasn't a strong lemony taste. We plan on having this again. - 3/13/13


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    Incredible!
    I love this and cook it all the time. Very easy, pretty quick, and very tasteful. I add lemon zest as well for that extra lemon flavor goodness. - 3/10/12


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    Very Good
    Yummy and simple to make. The chicken came out really tender too. Will definately be adding to our go to recipes! - 1/3/12


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    Very Good
    I doubled the lemon juice and the garlic. I also cut the chicken in rough strips. Delicious and easy! - 11/19/11


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    Incredible!
    So easy, so good!! - 7/29/11


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    OMG!!! Its soooooooo good. I did the special K instead and lots of lemon juice and its sooo good. - 7/6/11


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    Very Good
    delicious - 3/13/11


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    O.K.
    Chicken was moist.. but I didn't think the lemon-y taste was enough. Also, my bread crumbs got soggy :( - 1/12/11


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    Good
    I made this but added about a tablespoon of olive oil mayo (not exactly healthy, but...) to the butter mixture. I also didn't have seasoned bread crumbs, so I used whole wheat bread crumbs and added a few things (oregano, lemon pepper, basil and I forget what else). It turned out delicious! - 9/23/10


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    O.K.
    I made this the other night and it was okay. I was expecting a more "lemony" taste. Not sure if I'll make it again or not. - 8/27/10


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    YUM - 8/22/10


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    Very Good
    I'd have to agree that this is very good! I'm tired of chicken but this gave me a little zin with my chicken! I also used special K cereal instead of bread crumbs. I'm eating this right now...Oh, it's also surprisingly tender! :) - 7/7/10


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    Very Good
    I used limes because I didn't have lemons and it was great.
    - 6/23/10


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    Sooo yummy! I substituted the bread crumbs w/ Panko crumbs and it was delicious. The Panko soaked up the extra juices. - 5/20/10


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    Incredible!
    Very moist and very tasty. Will definitely use this again. - 4/19/10


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    Incredible!
    Tried this last night. I was surprised at how moist it was. I loved it and so did my husband. Thanks! - 1/26/10


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    Incredible!
    This was SOOOO delicious! I cut the chicken breasts into tenders so they would cook quicker - and be moist. And ....yummmmy! They were so good. I will DEFINITELY be making this recipe again and again.... - 1/25/10


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    Incredible!
    Wonderful. I used 3 Tbsp of lemon instead. Gave it a little more lemon zing! - 1/24/10


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    Incredible!
    This was super good. I added more lemonjuice since others had mentioned they liked more lemon. I was shicked at not only how moist the chicken was but how much flavor the chicken actually abosrbed. So simple and delicious. My husband and kids all enjoyed it! - 1/5/10


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    Incredible!
    DELICIOUS SUPPER TONIGHT - 1/5/10


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    Incredible!
    Fantastic! Will definitely make again! - 12/1/09


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    Very Good
    will add a bit more salt and a bit more lemon next time, but great recipe - 10/20/09


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    Incredible!
    Loved it! Will make it again soon - 8/22/09


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    I'm gonna try this one today - 8/17/09


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    Incredible!
    Great but because of gluten allergies substitute bread crumbs with cornmeal - 8/16/09


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    Incredible!
    This was so GOOD!! I didn't put garlic in because I didn't have any on hand, but it was still amazing! The chicken was moist and the lemon juice made it very flavorful! Thanks!!! - 6/25/09


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    This chicken was extremely moist and very tasty. - 4/13/09


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    Incredible!
    I loved it, it was so easy to make and my father and daughter loved it. I didn't measure the lemon. I just squeezed 1/2 of a lemon. It had a lot of flavor. I will serve it again. - 3/23/09