Roasted Chicken Breasts With Preserved Lemon

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 preserved lemon, lightly rinsed
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 6 chicken breasts, bone-in, skin-on
• ground pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 turn the oven to 450°f in a food processor, finely chop the lemon, olive oil, cilantro, garlic, and cumin.
• 2 cover a shallow roating pan with foil. arrange the chicken breasts on the foil, skin side up, and spread the lemon mixture over them. grind a generous amount of black pepper over the chicken and place in the oven. reduce heat to 325°f.
• 3 roast chicken for 45 minutes, pasting it with its pan juices, until the chicken reaches 170f on an instant-read thermometer.
• 4 alternative roasting method: roast 1 hour at 300°f.