Simply Baked Lemon Chicken

Thin, juicy baked chicken with lemon, garlic, olive oil, and a little heat. Clean, quick, and perfect for meal-prep or serving a crowd.

Ingredients

• 4 thin chicken breasts
  (If not sold thin, slice horizontally into cutlets or pound lightly.)

• Juice of 1–2 lemons

• Several lemon slices

• Extra-virgin olive oil (a generous drizzle over everything)

• 2–4 cloves garlic, minced

• Salt

• Black pepper

• Red pepper flakes

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F.

• Arrange the 4 thin chicken breasts in a baking dish.

• Drizzle generously with olive oil.

• Sprinkle the minced garlic evenly over the chicken.

• Squeeze lemon juice over the top; tuck lemon slices around and under the chicken.

• Season with salt, black pepper, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

• Bake 18–22 minutes (thin chicken cooks faster), until cooked through and juicy.

• Let rest a few minutes before slicing or serving.