This recipe I’m sharing is perfect for summer nights and so flavorful and healthy. Chicken has great protein and is a lot leaner and better for you than red meat. If you are a beginner at cooking chicken (like me lowkey😂) – you can do this one!! It’s truly not hard and you could prep a lot at once and then put in the fridge for future meals for the week. It’s important to include dark leafy green vegetables every day. Spinach specifically is a great source of vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C. Lemons make dishes very flavorful and offer vitamin C.
Ingredients
Chicken breast (# of pieces is up to you), olive oil, frozen spinach, 2 lemons, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic
Steps
1. Brine the chicken: fill a bowl of lukewarm water and stir some salt in. Put chicken in there for 15 minutes. After that rinse chicken and pat with with paper towels.
2. Line glass pan with a bedding of spinach. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
3. Fill a medium size bowl with 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Brush olive owl all over the chicken. Move oiled chicken to a new cutting board area and sprinkle and massage in the paprika, salt, and pepper. Chop some garlic while your at it. Use as much or little as you’d like.
4. Place seasoned chicken evenly over the spinach in the pan. Add a little bit more olive oil on top if the chicken doesn’t look wet and moist enough. You don’t want it to come out dry!! Drizzle lemon evenly all over the chicken and sprinkle the chopped garlic all over. Place a couple lemon slices in between chicken pieces.
5. Place in oven for at least 40-45 minutes. Flip chicken breast halfway through and add some more spinach if necessary. After the cooked time cut into chicken and make sure it looks cooked and isn’t pink.
Let cool and enjoy 😁 I paired this with some lemon/pepper seasoned asparagus, but could also be great with some whole grain pasta. Consider breading the chicken with some bread crumbs. I will be doing that next time I make this to add more flavor/texture to complete the dish.
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