Lunch: Roasted Chicken Pieces with Pears and Green Onions

This kid-friendly recipe couldn't be simpler to prepare — just sprinkle chicken pieces and sliced pears with lemon zest, lemon juice, and green onions and roast until golden and tender.

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Lemon

Health and fertility benefits of Roasted Chicken Pieces with Pears and Green Onions

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Ingredients

2 lemons
1 bunch green onions
2 tbsp. olive oil
salt
Pepper
1 Chicken
3 ripe but firm bosc pears

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Spray 15 1/2-inch by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan with nonstick cooking spray.
From 1 lemon, grate 2 teaspoons peel and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice. Cut remaining lemon into wedges. Cut white and light-green portion of green onions into 2-inch pieces; thinly slice dark-green tops. Set aside lemon juice, lemon wedges, and sliced green onion tops.
In large bowl, stir together lemon peel, oil, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add chicken, pears, and white and light-green onion pieces, and toss until coated.
Arrange chicken mixture in prepared pan. Roast 30 to 35 minutes or until juices run clear when thickest part of chicken is pierced with tip of knife and pears are fork-tender. Transfer chicken mixture to warm platter; drizzle with lemon juice, and sprinkle with green onion tops. Serve with pan juices and lemon wedges.

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