Lemon Garlic Chicken Dinner

Lemon Garlic Chicken is a delicious one pan dinner. Easily made in the oven, instant pot, or slow cooker – it’s filled with flavor, healthy & paleo!

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Who agrees that one pan/pot dinners are *THE BEST*??

There’s only one dish to clean up.. and because all your meat/veggies/carbs are hanging out together – the flavors really have an opportunity to meld together.

This Lemon Garlic Chicken Dinner is so full of flavor and ridiculously simple to make.

This one pan dinner is whole30, paleo, and gluten free. You can easily make this keto by skipping the potatoes and doubling up on veggies

You can make this dinner on a sheet pan, in your instant pot, or even in your crockpot.

I prefer to make it on a sheet pan because the potatoes/veggies get a little crispy – but any way you make it, it’s delicious! Let’s get into making it!

Ingredients for Lemon Garlic Chicken:

This Lemon Garlic Chicken is made with super simple ingredients:

• Chicken breasts
• baby potatoes, green beans
• lemon juice, lemon zest
• chicken broth
• olive oil
• fresh garlic
• dried oregano
• fresh basil
• salt & pepper

You can find substitutions for all of these ingredients below in the green shaded box.  

A citrus zester and citrus juicer will be helpful to have.  

I’ve included sheet pan, crockpot and instant pot instructions for this recipe.

How to make Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Dinner:

1. The first thing to do is make the lemon garlic chicken marinade. (PS – you can also make this with any of the marinades in this 5 Healthy Chicken Marinades post. )
2. Whisk together your marinade, and cover chicken with it. We like to marinate our meat in stasher bags! Let the chicken marinate for at least 30 minutes. 
3. If you’re making it in the instant pot, you’ll add your chicken/marinade to the bottom of the pot. Top with potatoes and green beans. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover the pot and set to sealing, high pressure for 6 minutes. 

The main difference between making in the instant pot vs sheet pan/crockpot – is that with the instant pot you keep the veggies/potatoes separate from the chicken so that everything cooks evenly.

If you’re making this in the crockpot you’ll mix all ingredients together in the marinade, place in crockpot and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

How to make Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Chicken Dinner:

1. The first thing to do is make the lemon garlic chicken marinade. (PS – you can also make this with any of the marinades in this Healthy Chicken Marinades post. )
2. Whisk together your marinade, and cover chicken with it. We like to marinate our meat in stasher bags! Let the chicken marinate for at least 30 minutes. 
3. If you’re making this on a sheet pan, you’ll do the same and bake on a parchment lined sheet for 20-25 mins at 400. 

Just a warning: if you make this in the instant pot it probably will not be very pretty!

The instant pot makes everything look a little beige and washed out – but I promise it tastes just as good!

Tips for making this one pan dinner:

• Marinate overnight – I think this dish is best when you marinate the chicken overnight. 30 minutes is fine, but the longer the better!
• Slice your chicken thinly and pound it. I hate when chicken is bouncy… to avoid the rubbery texture it tends to have, I like to butterfly my chicken and pound it thinner before baking it. This also helps to make sure the chicken cooks evenly.
• Use parchment – I like to bake my sheet pan meals on parchment rather than foil. I find that nothing sticks!
• Layer evenly– If you’re putting in the crockpot or baking in the oven, try to layer everything evenly so that it cooks correctly rather than piling on top.

Lemon Garlic Chicken

5 from 6 votes

Lemon Garlic Chicken is a delicious one pan dinner. Easily made in the oven, instant pot, or slow cooker – it's filled with flavor, healthy & paleo!

WW Freestyle Points 6

Prep Time : 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time : 25 minutes minutes

Total Time : 1 hour hour

Serves : 4 people

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Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breasts
• 1 lb baby red potatoes
• 1/2 lb fresh green beans trimmed

Marinade:

• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest about from 2 lemon
• ½ tablespoon fresh garlic minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped

For the veggies:

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Instant Pot:

• Mix all ingredients for marinade together. Pour over chicken in a bowl or bag and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Pour chicken and marinade into Instant Pot.
• Add whole potatoes and green beans on top. Sprinkle green beans/potatoes with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
• Cover and set the Instant Pot to sealing, high pressure for 6 minutes. It will take about 20-25 minutes to come to pressure
• Release pressure immediately.

Oven/Sheet Pan:

• Mix all ingredients for marinade together. Halve potatoes. Add marinade, chicken, potatoes and green beans in a bowl or bag. Allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees + prepare a lined baking sheet.
• Place chicken, halved potatoes + green beans on a sheet pan. Bake at 400 for 25 minutes until chicken starts to brown. You can broil for 2-3 minutes to get a crispier finish if you prefer.

Crockpot/Slow Cooker:

• Mix all ingredients for marinade together. Add marinade, chicken, whole potatoes and green beans in a bowl or bag. Allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Pour chicken and marinade into crockpot.
• Cover and set the crockpot to low for 6-8 hours.

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Nutrition Facts

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Garlic Chicken

Amount Per Serving (10 oz chicken + veggies (approximately))

Calories 298 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 73mg24%

Sodium 447mg19%

Potassium 1100mg31%

Carbohydrates 25g8%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 28g56%

Vitamin A 452IU9%

Vitamin C 30mg36%

Calcium 46mg5%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. This is an estimate and can vary pending your ingredients

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