Oregano & Lime Roasted Chicken Breasts

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• CHICKEN:
• 1 TBL chopped fresh oregano
• 2 tsp grated lime rind
• 1 tsp grd cumin
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp freshly grd black pepper
• 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken breast halves (abt 3LBS)
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• SAUCE:
• 1 TBL flour
• 1/4 tsp grd cumin
• 1 C chicken broth
• 1 TBL tequila
• 1/2 tsp lime juice

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

to prepare chicken, combine 1st 5 ingredients in sm. bowl
loosen skin from breast halves by inserting fingers, gently pushing betwn. skin & meat
rub oregano mixture evenly under loosened skin of each breast half
arrange chicken breasts in shallow dish
cover & refrig @ least 4 hrs.

preheat oven to 375

heat oil in lg. ovenproof skillet over med-high heat
sprinkle chicken w/ salt
add chicken to pan, skin side down
cook 5 min or until browned
turn chicken over
transfer to oven
bake @375 for 25 min or until chicken is done
remove chicken from pan, reserving 1-1/2 TBL drippings
set chicken aside & keep warm

to prepare sauce, heat reserved drippings in pan over med.high heat
add flour & 1/4 tsp cumin to pan
cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly w/ whisk
add chicken broth, 1 TBL tequila & lime juice, scraping pan to loosen browned bits
bring to boil
cook until reduced to abt 2/3C (abt 2 min), stirring occasionally

serve w/ chicken