Pan Roasted Chicken

Phew! I'm finally feeling back to normal with very few coughing fits these days, so I decided to make a real meal.  I saw it on Pinterest and it looked amazing.  But then I read some reviews and got a little nervous.  A lot of complaints as to how oily and lemony it was so I changed the recipe.  Here's what I did.

What You'll Need
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved length wise
3-6 red potaotes
1 bunch of green beans, washed and trimmed
olive oil
lemon
salt and pepper
1 clove garlic, sliced

Pre-heat your oven to 425*F

Slice about 4 thin slices from 1 lemon and place at the bottom of a casserole dish.

I used about 3 medium sized red potatoes.  I halved them and then quartered the halves and placed them in the casserole.   Then I trimmed my green beans and placed them on top.  Slice up a clove of garlic and add it in with the veggies.

I created an olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper "sauce" and poured it over the veggies.  Stir to coat.  I used the juice of about half the lemon and maybe 1/4 EVOO?  I eyeballed it.

Next I decided to sear my chicken so they looked nice.  When you bake chicken, especially boneless, skinless chicken breasts like I was using, it sometimes doesn't look very appetizing, read it's a bland white hunk of meat.  So I basted my chicken with a pre-made seasoning.  You could use basic lemon pepper or salt, pepper and rosemary would work really well!  Crank the heat up under a skillet and sear the chicken on both sides.

Then place the chicken on top of the veggies and pop in the oven!

I baked mine for 45 minutes at 425*F.  I ended up popping it back in the oven for an addition 10 minutes to finish up the potatoes and make sure my chicken was really cooked.

Then serve it up.  I didn't season the veggies very much, so I added a bit of salt and pepper when I served it.

I was incredibly pleased with how it turned out.  Not overly lemony, the chicken was well cooked but not dry, it was quite delicious.  Even enough for another meal tomorrow!