Lemon Chicken
Here is another tasty way to prepare chicken.
I usually buy a whole chicken and cut it up before roasting. Line a metal baking pan with aluminum foil. Salt and pepper all the chicken pieces and place them in the foil covered pan. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes. Then remove, turn the chicken over and roast the other side for 15 minutes. The oven is set at broil or 500 degrees and the pan of chicken is place in the center of the oven. Half way between the top and bottom. The chicken should be brown on both sides after the roasting.
While the chicken is in the oven, prepare the lemon sauce. I use a 3/4 cup of lemon juice. Add that to 1/4 cup of olive oil (canola oil works too). Wisk to combine. Add two teaspoons of salt and one teaspoon of pepper. Add one table spoon of vinegar. Add one half teaspoon of oregano. Combine all ingrediants by wisking some more.
Remove the chicken from the oven and pour off any fat. Pour the lemon sauce over the chicken. Cover the chicken with foil and return to the oven. Set the oven for 300 degrees and let the chicken cook for another 30 mins or more.
The result is a super tender, par broiled, peppery, lemon flavored chicken dinner. Serve with rice and vegtables or even mashed potatoes. We have been known to just eat the chicken and leave the sides alone.
One medium sized chicken will feed four people or two people twice.