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Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken

Here's a quick and easy dinner to add to your chicken recipes collection. These lemon-pepper chicken breasts start in a skillet before getting baked. The tart lemon sauce gets balanced by a touch of maple syrup and pairs beautifully with the chicken.
10
1,356
85
20 min
TOTAL TIME
800
CALORIES
$2.35
PER SERVING
Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken
Ingredients
8 INGREDIENTS
2 SERVINGS
Lemon
1 medium lemon
thinly sliced
Cracked Pepper
1 tsp cracked pepper
Pure Maple Syrup
1 tbsp pure maple syrup
Salt
1/2 tsp salt
divided
Boneless Chicken Breasts
4 whole boneless chicken breasts
Lemon Juice
2 tbsp lemon juice
Unsalted Butter
2 tbsp unsalted butter
cut into pieces
Extra-virgin Olive Oil
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
11 STEPS
10 min
PREP TIME
20 min
TOTAL TIME
View Directions on Eating Well
Health Info
Macros
11g
CARBS
51g
FAT
72g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
GLUTEN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
PALEO
MEDITERRANEAN
LOW CARB
Contains these allergens
MILK
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