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Chicken Braised in Milk with Lemon & Lentils

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 1 Hours 50 Minutes

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

    1 whole chicken

    1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

    1/2 tsp (2 mL) freshly ground black pepper

    2 Tbsp (30 mL) canola oil or butter

    1⁄2 cup (125 mL) dry green lentils

    1 head garlic, halved crosswise

    2 Tbsp (30 mL) lemon zest

    4 Tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice

    2 cups (500 mL) 2% milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 ̊F (190ºC). Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. Set a heavy, ovenproof pot on stovetop over medium-high heat. Add oil and brown chicken on both sides, turning it with tongs.
  2. Remove pot from heat and scatter lentils around chicken in pot. Add garlic halves and finely grate lemon zest over everything. Cut lemon in quarters and squeeze juice over lemon zest and lentils, then place pieces of lemon in cavity of chicken.
  3. Pour milk overtop. Cover and bake for 1 1⁄2 hours, removing lid for last half hour to brown top of chicken more.
  4. Serve chicken with lentils and sauce; squeeze soft, cooked garlic cloves out of their skins overtop.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: approx. 4 ounces chicken plus 1/3 cup (75 mL) sauce
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 480
  • Total Fat 30 g
  • Saturated Fat 8 g
  • Cholesterol 120 mg
  • Carbohydrates 17 g
  • Dietary Fibre 3 g
  • Sugar 5 g
  • Protein 35 g
  • Sodium 340 mg
  • Potassium 574 mg
  • Folate 1 mcg

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