Easy Peasy Chicken

I made the most simple meal yesterday.  I even had time to do a little work out while it was cooking! Once it was finished, man was it oh so yummy! 

I don't think a dish could get any easier! It was called Pan-Roasted Chicken with Lemon-Garlic Green Beans and Red Potatoes. 

For this recipe it is SUPER SUPER SUPER important that you brine it.  Again, all you do for a brine (I did this on my lunch break)- put it in a tuperware container and throw on about 2-4 tablespoons of salt, 2 teaspoons of pepper and a bay leaf.  Top it off with enough water to cover and let it sit in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours.  Now, just increase the amount of salt for shorter brines and decrease it if you are brining all day (expample- if you are putting it in the morning, I'd put a 2 tablespoons of salt).

To start I first cut up a lemon, but it was rotten, so I had to cut up another and place the slices on top of 1 tablespoon of EVOO in this baking dish.  (Another tip, by the bags of lemons, they last forever - I bought that bag two weeks ago and only one was rotten!)  I go through about 1 bag every three weeks, so it works out perfectly. 

Then I put about 4 tablespoons (I poured for four seconds) of EVOO and added some garlic.  It calls for only 4 cloves, but in my minsed bottle I had a little more than that left over and I'm going home soon so Mom can fill it up, so I just threw it all in there! Then I added the juice of one lemon. 

Next you season with salt and pepper (I had fresh thyme so I added that with some dried rosemary).  Then I added the green beans and mixed them around.  Using a slotted spoon I put them on top of the lemons in the baking dish. 

You do the same thing with the potatoes (after halving them).  Then do the same with the chicken.  Now since I used more garlic than it called I strained the leftover oil-lemon mixture and poured it on top of the chicken less the garlic. 

Then throw it in the oven for 50 minutes (preheated at 450).  The recipe called for you to take out the chicken and cook the veggies another 10 minutes, but when Caleb pulled it out, everything looked great!

It was so delicious and easy that I will definitely be making this more often! It's also very inexpensive.  Caleb and I shared this one bone-in/skin-on chicken breast and it was MORE than enough food!