Baked lemon chicke in coconut milk.
Baked lemon chicken is your easy dinner recipe in a rush. Juicy, tender chicken breasts marinated in lemon, garlic, olive oil to give you tangy, peppery, warm flavours.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil(substitute with butter or any type of oil)
- 1/4 cup coconut milk(substitute with cooking cream or chicken broth, refer to tips above)
- 4 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice(add more if needed)
- 1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of minced or grated garlic(about 4 cloves of garlic, substitute with garlic powder)
- 2 tablespoons of honey or sugar( increase by an extra tablespoon to balance off the tartness of the lemon)
- 2 red or green chillies chopped(to add extra heat)
- Salt to season
- 3-4 boneless chicken breasts(skin off)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder
Instructions
- 1
Wash and pat dry the boneless chicken breasts. season with salt and pepper. set aside.
- 2
I am using the same pyrex dish to marinate the chicken and bake it. this way there is less washing of dishes involved.
- 3
To the baking dish, add oil, coconut milk(substitute with cooking cream or chicken broth), lemon juice, minced garlic, and honey(substitute with sugar).
- 4
Add chopped red or green chillies followed by pepper and salt.
- 5
Place the chicken breasts in the marinade, cover with cling film and refrigerate.
- 6
Let the chicken marinate for 30 minutes or 2-3 hours(refer to frequently asked questions).
- 7
To bake the lemon chicken.
- 8
Remove the baking pan from the fridge and let it sit for 10 minutes to reach room temperature.
- 9
Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
- 10
Bake for 30 minutes, flipping the chicken breasts halfway through and completing the baking time.15 minutes of baking time on each side.
- 11
Flip over one last time and broil for 5 to 10 minutes. if you don’t have a broiler setting in your oven use the griller setting.
- 12
Remove from oven, rest for 5 minutes and serve.
- 13
If serving on a separate platter, transfer the baked lemon chicken to the platter and cook down the remaining marinade to make a thick sauce to pour and serve.