Community Pick
California-Style Chicken
photo by spatchcock
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut up into 8 pieces
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 40 garlic cloves, separated, peeled
- 4 celery ribs, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 3⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Prepare a medium baking dish with olive oil flavored nonstick pan spray.
- Place chicken in dish and brush with oil.
- Sprinkle basil, oregano, salt & pepper over the chicken.
- Spread the garlic, celery, onion & parsley over and around the chicken.
- Pour the wine and lemon juice into the baking dish.
- Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
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Reviews
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This was excellent! Since there are only 2 of us, I used boneless skinless breasts for the chicken, and added 1/4 of a cup of chicken broth to the wine and lemon mixture. (The boneless breasts don't provide much "juice".) The only thing I would do differently next time is to increase the amount of sauce fixin's. I made macaroni and cheese and baked crumb-topped tomatoes to go with this, but we could have made a meal out of the crusty bread and this chicken recipe! Next time I won't work so hard... :o) Thanks for a great recipe, Mysterygirl, this will get used often!
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Fabulous, easy recipe! The house smelled wonderful and we loved it even more when we ate it. Didn't have heads of fresh garlic, so I used minced garlic (in water) - worked well, but next time I will use fresh garlic. Good bread for sopping up garlic/sauce is a must. Served it w/Garlic Mashed potatoes (from a box) and a fresh spinach salad. Yum!
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Very clever, using spices and herbs to cut down on sodium. I removed all the skin before cooking, yet the chicken was so tender, not dry. It's so light and healthy. The wine, combined with a mixture of dried and fresh spices created a pleasant aroma while the food was being cooked. I served mine with rice accompanied by a glass of white wine. Superb! Thanks for posting your recipe.
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