Greek Lemon Hen (Video) – Kalyn’s Kitchen

This Greek Lemon Hen can marinate all day when you’re at work; then merely roast the hen for a simple low-carb dinner. That is completely scrumptious, and your home goes to odor wonderful whereas the hen cooks!

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At the moment I’m reminding you about this scrumptious Greek Lemon Hen that’s good for a particular dinner on per week night time, and this simple recipe shall be a success with everybody who likes hen with lemon and Greek seasonings! I don’t know the way many individuals nonetheless roast hen at house, however not solely is that this hen so, so scrumptious, the fantastic odor that fills your home whereas the hen is roasting makes it definitely worth the little little bit of effort.

The Greek Lemon Hen marinates all day in a Ziploc bag in a combination of lemon juice, olive oil, and Greek spices, and within the night you simply pop it within the oven for a simple dinner that’s achieved in about an hour. And naturally that is amazingly low in carbs, for people who find themselves fascinated about that.

What elements do you want for this recipe?

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• olive oil, ideally good high quality Greek olive oil
• grated lemon zest (non-obligatory however advisable)
• recent lemon juice, I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice for among the juice
• Greek Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink)
• salt and recent floor black pepper

What offers this hen Greek flavors?

This roasted hen makes use of the mix of olive oil, lemon zest and juice, and Greek oregano that’s such a traditional in Greek cooking.

What if you happen to don’t have Greek Seasoning?

Greek Seasoning is an herb and spice mix that’s obtainable in most shops. However if you happen to don’t wish to purchase it, is normally accommodates salt, garlic powder, Oregano (ideally Greek oregano), Marjoram, and dried lemon peel. Some manufacturers additionally include onion, parsley and black pepper. Essentially the most important ingredient is Oregano; in case you have that simply add a pinch of the opposite elements you do have.

Make Greek Lemon Hen:

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1. Combine the recent lemon juice, lemon zest, Greek Seasoning (affiliate hyperlink), olive oil, salt, and pepper to make the marinade. 
2. Tying the hen is non-obligatory, however I love to do it, and it retains it collectively.
3. Put the hen in a plastic bag with the marinade and let it marinate all day within the fridge.
4. I rig up a roasting pan by placing a rack inside a baking dish, which lets the new air flow into below the hen, however you’ll be able to roast it simply on a baking sheet as effectively. 
5. Begin the hen with breast aspect down and cook dinner at 450F/220C for 25 minutes.
6. Then flip the hen over, decrease the warmth to 350F/180C and cook dinner 35-45 minutes extra. I exploit an On the spot-Learn Meat Thermometer (affiliate hyperlink) to cook dinner till the hen reaches 170F.
7. You may broil the hen for a few minutes if you happen to’d wish to brown the highest a bit extra, however even if you happen to skip that step, this hen is fairly photogenic!

Make it a Low-Carb Greek Meal Meal:

Greek Lemon Hen would style nice with Spicy Chopped Greek Salad with Peperoncini, Greek Cauliflower Rice Bake, Simple Grilled Greek Zucchini, Greek Model Zucchini Noodles, or Greek Cabbage Salad for a tremendous meal with greek flavors!

Extra Low-Carb Hen Dinners:

Weekend Meals Prep:

Roasted hen is nice left over, so this recipe has been added to a class referred to as Weekend Meals Prep the place you’ll discover recipes you’ll be able to prep or cook dinner on the weekend and eat in the course of the week!

Low-Carb Eating regimen / Low-Glycemic Eating regimen / South Seaside Eating regimen Recommendations:
Greek Lemon Hen could be a fantastic dish for the South Seaside Eating regimen, and low-carb consuming plans, even Keto. Those that are South Seaside Dieters who’re following the letter of the regulation ought to ought to let different relations have the legs and thighs and eat the breast meat, which has much less saturated fats.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe for Greek Lemon Hen was first posted in 2006, most likely with no single photograph. I’ve made it many, many occasions since then, and the recipe was final up to date with extra info in 2023.

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