Chicken Oregano

Name: Chicken Oregano
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups olive oil (an inexpensive kind is fine); 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 6 to 8 garlic cloves; 2 teaspoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 2 teaspoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt; ¼ cup chopped fresh oregano or 2 tablespoons dried oregano; ¼ cup chopped fresh oregano or 2 tablespoons dried oregano; 8 7-ounce to 8-ounce bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts; 8 7-ounce to 8-ounce bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts; Oregano sprigs (optional), for garnish

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

Garlic always goes great with chicken and, as any Italian cook can tell you, it also makes a delicious seasoning duo with oregano.

Ingredients

Oregano Marinade

2 cups olive oil (an inexpensive kind is fine)
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
6

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

At least 4 hours and up to 8 hours before you plan to barbecue, combine the marinade ingredients in a blender and puree. Loosen the skin of the chicken, and place the chicken in a shallow, nonreactive dish or plastic bag. Pour the marinade over the chicken and refrigerate it, turning once, if needed, to saturate the surface.
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