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May 12, 2010

Chicken & Garlic Vegetables

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Presented by Easy To Bake Easy To Make
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Servings: 4
Partner: Autumn Salad
Chicken & Garlic Vegetables

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 large baking potatoes
  • 4 large carrots
  • 12 cloves garlic
  • 8 ounces small white mushrooms
  • 4 chicken breast halves
  • Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish, optional

Directions

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • 2
    Combine lemon juice, olive oil, salt, rosemary, thyme and pepper in a small bowl and mix well.
  • 3
    Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Cut the carrots into chunks. Combine the potatoes, carrots, garlic and mushrooms in a 12 × 9-inch baking pan.
  • 4
    Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice mixture to vegetable mixture and toss to mix well. Arrange chicken over top. Drizzle with the remaining lemon juice mixture.
  • 5
    Bake in upper third of oven for about 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
  • 6
    Bake mixture until an instant-read thermometer inserted in center of the meat registers 180°F, about 25 minutes.
  • 7
    Transfer chicken and vegetables to a serving platter using a slotted spoon. Drizzle with pan juices. Garnish with fresh thyme sprigs, if desired.
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Grandpa was partial to parsnips, so as often as not, Grandma made this meal with two carrots and two parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks. When she didn't have parsnips, she would use one or two turnips, peeled and cut into chunks.

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