Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken. If you throw chicken into a pan with salt and pepper and bake it for forever, of course it's going to be terrible. I know this sounds obvious, but it's what so many people trying to "eat healthy" do. On the other hand, when you add layers of bright and fresh flavors (like lemon pepper!), eating healthy can be.

It's a zesty, peppery seasoning that goes great on a wide variety of dishes. Try it with my Quick and Easy Skillet Lemon Chicken or my Easy Lemon Garlic Baked Tilapia. Incredibly flavorful and juicy Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken is low-carb, gluten-free and takes MINUTES to prepare. You can have Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken

It's of Whole Chicken.
Prepare of Kosher Salt.
You need of Olive oil.
It's of Lemon Pepper Seasoning.
You need of Butter.
It's of Twine for tining chicken.

Sit back and relax while it cooks! It's basically the same recipe as our super-popular Lemony Baked Basa and Lemon Pepper Tilapia, except that we used chicken instead. Lemon pepper seasoning, a zesty combo of dried lemon peel, onion, garlic, and plenty of ground black peppercorns, passes that test with flying colors. Place chicken in a baking pan.

Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken step by step

Cut the backbone out of chicken, then loosen skin and, add butter under skin..
Then rub Olive oil all over chicken and, add the dry rub all over chicken, tie back leggs..
Bake in a 350 degrees oven for about 45 to 50 min. or, till thermometer reads 165 degrees, take out and, let rest enjoy..

Slice up the lemon peelings and place them over the chicken. This simple recipe for baked lemon pepper chicken makes a delicious dinner the whole family will enjoy. Low carb, gluten-free, and full of flavor! How can I tell if my baked lemon pepper chicken breast is cooked through? One way I test is to touch the middle of the breast with my finger.