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Come and try out this delicious Lemon Chicken with Green Beans for your next evening meal!
I promise you, it’s a quick and easy meal that is sure to please the whole family and make everyone happy. Let’s get cooking now!

Lemon Chicken with Sautéed Green Beans
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Marinate Time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours
- Yield: 3 servings 1x
- Category: Poultry Recipes
- Method: Easy
Description
Why not try out this delicious Lemon Chicken with Green Beans tonight? All you need is a few simple ingredients and it’s ready in record time. Serve it with Sautéed Green Beans and you can enjoy a healthy, flavorful meal that is sure to satisfy everyone at the table.
Ingredients
- 6 chicken thighs (on the bone with the skin left on)
- 2 level tablespoons of lemon zest
- 6 tablespoons of lemon juice
- 2 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoons of dried mixed herbs (I used a mix of Basil, Parsley, Dill, Oregano, Sage, Thyme, and Rosemary)
- 1″ cube of fresh ginger finely chopped
- a dash of Salt to taste
- a dash of Pepper to taste
Instructions
Lemon Chicken
- Place the lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, herbs, ginger, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and mix together to make the marinade.
- Place the chicken pieces in a freezer bag and add the marinade.
- Ensure your chicken pieces are fully coated with the marinade, seal the bag, and place in the refrigerator for at least two hours.
- When ready to cook put the chicken thighs in an oven-proof dish with the skin facing up, keeping the remainder of the marinade for basting the chicken later.
- Place in a preheated oven at 425°F/220°C for 20 minutes and then baste with the remaining marinade.
- Return to the oven and bake for a further 20 to 25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.
- While preparing your Sautéed beans (for the last ±15-20 minutes), take the lid off the chicken dish and leave it in the oven to roast.
- Garnish with slices of lemon, if you prefer, although I did not do it.
Sautéed Green Beans
- Add a very small drop of VOO (Virgin Olive Oil) to the pan with approximately 25 ml water and simmer green beans for 4-5 minutes. Keep stirring.
- Remove from heat, and drain the beans.
- Drop the beans in ice-cold water to stop the cooking process and retain color.
- Fry the garlic and shallots in the same pan and if needed add a drop or more of the water in which you have the beans to the pan.
- After three minutes add the beans (without the water) and continue cooking for three more minutes.
- Season with freshly ground black pepper and stir in lemon zest just before serving.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Esme (Blogger and Owner) The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs and SA Tasty Recipes – Saffas Daily Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 pieces of chicken
- Calories: 653
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 572 mg
- Fat: 41.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 4.6 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 70.3 g
- Cholesterol: 381.4 mg
Keywords: Lemon, Chicken, Green Beans
Why not try this Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes as well?
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Thank you so much – I am trying to do more healthy meals, this was delicious. Hope you will also enjoy it.
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Hello, thank you for another nice recipes, and we – hopefully our other readers – love the use of garlic. Its very good for health.
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My Mom just took out about 4 pounds of cut-up chicken from the freezer. We’re going to use this recipe. ^___^ Thanks for sharing.
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