Skip to main content

Joel Rubuchon's "Chicken with Lemons"


***If you love lemony chicken recipes, then you will love this dish! This one comes from Joel Rubuchon himself. It's simplicity is one of the things that makes it so scrumptious. With only a few ingredients, you'll have a deliciously flavorful dinner that tastes like perfection.
I only made a few minor changes...First, I had to use parsley instead of marjoram. Second, I changed the cooking method slightly. Instead of browning the chicken pieces first on the stove over high heat, I baked it in the oven the entire time, basting with the juices. I only did this to make it a little healthier. I also topped the chicken pieces with a few slices of lemon. It was wonderful!

Bon Appetit!!!***

Chicken with Lemons
Source: "The Complete Rubuchon" by Joel Rubuchon

Ingredients:
3 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
1/3 cup olive oil
Salt
Pepper
1 chicken, about 3 1/2 lbs., free-range if possible, quartered
2 organic lemons, washed and thinly sliced
1 tbsp. minced fresh sweet marjoram

Directions:
Spread the onion slices in a baking dish large enough to hold the chicken and drizzle with 3 tbsp. olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

Season the chicken pieces all over with salt and pepper and lay them in the baking dish. Scatter the lemon slices over the chicken and sprinkle with marjoram. Drizzle with the rest of the oil and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 410 degrees F/210 degrees C.

Remove the dish from the refrigerator. Put the chicken pieces in a Dutch oven and put the baking dish in the hot oven. Brown the chicken over rather high heat for 5 minutes, turning the pieces with a wooden spoon or with tongs. Remove the dish from the oven and lay the chicken on top of the onions and lemons. Bake for 15 minutes, then turn the chicken and baste it with cooking juices. Cook 20 minutes more. Serve in the baking dish.
Labels:

Comments

Anonymous said…
I love ALLLLL things chicken and lemon (my fam actually makes fun of me about it). SO this recipe i'm bound to love, but I love how deliciously roasted and tender everything looks YUM! and starred!
February 15, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Mr. Teacher Guy said…
This looks so tasty, and the lemon slices make such a nice presentation!
February 27, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread - Southern Living

***There seriously aren't very many things that smell better than Banana Nut Bread baking in the oven.   Don't you agree?  This recipe for Cream Cheese Banana Nut Bread from Southern Living magazine was one of the very first recipes that I added to this blog...back in November 2007!  In fact, I came across it when I worked for the magazine as a Marketing Intern.  Back then, I didn't have a photo for every recipe, and the blog post was simply the recipe and nothing else.  Because this is my go-to recipe for Banana Nut Bread (and because it is so amazing!), I thought that it deserved a little more attention.  This is quite honestly some of the best Banana Nut Bread that I've ever had.  An entire 8oz. package of cream cheese is added right to the batter, along with 4 mashed bananas.  The cream cheese adds so much to this recipe, with an incredibly moist texture being the main component.  Plus, the roasted pecans are the perfect ad...
133 comments
Read more

My Favorite Quiche!

***It's not often that a recipe is worthy of re-posting.  I think I've only done that once or twice in the entire time I've written this blog.  However, this is one of those rare occasions.  Back in 2009 when Brad and I went to Europe, we had the most amazing Quiche Lorraine at the incredible Les Deux Magots cafe in Paris.  It was delicious and was served alongside a yummy salad of fresh greens (Quiche Lorraine sur Salade Verte).  Oh, it was heaven on a plate!  It also didn't hurt that we were sitting on the patio of one of the most famous cafes in Paris, after all...haha.  The atmosphere and people-watching in that particular area are hard to beat. I'll never forget the elderly lady that was sitting at the table right next to us (the tables were situated pretty close together).  She was dressed to-the-nines, was all by herself, and was just the quintessential, classy Parisian lady.  I wish more than anything that I had tried to strike up...
25 comments
Read more

Absolutely Sinful Cinnamon Rolls

***Alrighty, here are the cinnamon rolls that I mentioned in my previous post. I put these together on Christmas Eve, and then baked them on Christmas morning. Let me just tell you...there's nothing quite like the smell of yummy cinnamon rolls wafting through the house on Christmas morning...ahhhhh...so wonderful! This is going to be a new tradition for us...fresh, homemade rolls on Christmas. I thought that I might try this recipe, and then maybe try a new one next year...until I found one that I really loved. However, I hit the jackpot on the first try! This is THE recipe that I'll always use. UPDATE:   Since originally writing this post in 2008, I've  made these cinnamon rolls every year for Christmas!  They are a holiday tradition that my family looks forward to all year!  You can see my other posts here, with lots more photos of these sinful cinnamon rolls: CHRISTMAS 2009 CHIRSTMAS 2010 CHRISTMAS 2011 The great thing was that I could prepare them on Chr...
179 comments
Read more