Lemon-Oregano Roasted Chicken With Broiled Feta
- 2 lemons
- 8 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 3 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 4 skin-on bone-in chicken breasts
- 1 (4-ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
- Garnish: fresh oregano leaves
- Cut lemons in half.
- Squeeze juice from lemons into a measuring cup to equal 1/4 cup.
- Smash garlic using flat side of a knife.
- Combine lemon juice, garlic, oil, and next 3 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic freezer bag; add chicken, turning to coat.
- Seal bag and chill 4-24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit.
- Place a 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until hot.
- Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.
- Cook chicken, skin-side down, 3 minutes (to ensure even searing on the skin, do not disturb chicken).
- Turn chicken over, and transfer skillet to oven.
- Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion of breast registers 165.
- Remove skillet from oven.
- Preheat broiler with oven rack 3 inches from heat.
- Sprinkle chicken with feta.
- Broil chicken in skillet 2 minutes or until cheese just begins to melt and is lightly browned.
- Transfer chicken to a platter, and serve immediately.
lemons, garlic, extravirgin olive oil, fresh oregano, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, skinon bone, feta cheese, oregano
Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/lemon-oregano-roasted-chicken-with-broiled-feta-2/ (may not work)