Lemon, Garlic & Herb Chicken Quarters

Lemon, garlic and herbs.  The trinity of flavour goodness for chicken. You can’t beat it! 

the juice and finely grated zest of one large lemon
 

 Preheat the oven to 190*C/375*F/ gas mark 5.  Have ready a baking dish large enough to hold all of the chicken leg quarters in one layer.

Mix together the oil, thyme, oregano, minced garlic, sea salt, black pepper and lemon zest. Loosen the skin from the thigh portion of the leg quarters and rub a bit of it in under the skin, pushing the ckin back into place after.  (Make sure you don’t use it all up) Place the leg quarters into the baking dish and rub the remaining herb mixture all over the legs, top and bottom.  Squeeze the juice of the lemon over all.

Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, turn the oven temperature down to 180*C/350*F/ gas mark 4 for a further 20 to 25 minutes until the chicken is golden brown and the juices run clear.  Serve hot.

We like these with baked potatoes and steamed vegetables.

Note – for additonal flavour you can slice some peeled onion and place in the bottom of the baking dish and lay the chicken leg quarters on top of that prior to baking.

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