Mediterranean Spiced Lemon Roasted Chicken
By: Manju
Published: Monday, September 15, 2014 - 12:13am

Ingredients




Chicken, breasts or thighs, or legs - bone in or otherwise, anything works - 1 1/2 lbs
Olive Oil - a generous 1/4 cup
Salt - to taste
Crushed black pepper - to taste
Garlic Powder - 1/2 tsp
Harissa (I bought mine from World Spice) - 1 tsp
World Market's Greek Mediterranean Seasoning - 2 tsp
Paprika - 1/2 tsp
Lemon - 2, sliced into rounds

Preparation

1 Arrange the chicken in a baking pan / casserole. If using bigger pieces of chicken, make small cuts on several areas on the surface, in order for the marinade to absorb well. 2 Add the oil, salt, pepper, harissa, mediterranean seasoning and paprika and rub well into the chicken. 3 Arrnage the lemon slices, filling the gaps in the casserole and place a few under the chicken pieces too. 4 Preheat oven to 375F. 5 Cover casserole with foil and place in the oven. Let cook this way for 15 mins or so. 6 Remove foil and place it back in the oven. Bake till chicken is done all the way through. A thermometer should read 165F when placed into the chicken, near the bones, if you are using bone-in chicken pieces. 7 Remove from oven. Let rest for 5 mins or so. Serve hot.