Ingredients
- 4 pieces Chicken Breast Halves
- Skin And Bone On
- 2 whole Lemons
- 2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
- 2 teaspoons Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 3 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley
- Chopped
- 2 cups Whole Milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add chicken breasts.
- Add salt and pepper and toss chicken with your hands.
- Let chicken sit for 5 minutes.
- Add milk and make sure all chicken is covered, with breast meat submerged in milk.
- Cover bowl with plastic and marinate overnight.
- One hour before baking, take chicken out of refrigerator and place on counter.
- Ten minutes before baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Take chicken out of marinade and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Place chicken in 9 x 13 baking dish (I prefer pyrex glass).
- Roll lemons back and forth with the palm of your hand to help lemons produce more juice.
- Slice lemons about 1/4 inch thick.
- With fingers, loosen chicken skin from chicken breast and put 1 teaspoonful of parsley under skin.
- Place two slices of lemon under skin with parsley.
- Pull skin back over lemon and parsley.
- Sprinkle each breast with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
- Place in preheated oven and bake about 50 minutes, until instant read thermometer reads 160 degrees.
- Take chicken out of oven and cover loosely with a tent of aluminum foil.
- Let rest for 10 minutes.
- Remove lemon slices and serve.
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