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Most of us love to eat chicken. Not only is it inexpensive and taste delicious, but easy to prepare as well. Chicken is known to contain low amounts of fats and no carbohydrates. Chicken is also a very good source of protein. In addition to this, it also contains important vitamins and minerals. It provides our body with vitamin B, zinc and iron.

Simple chicken recipes are easily available over the internet. You can also find a number of cookbooks that contains simple chicken recipes. With these simple chicken recipes you can expand the repertoire of the chicken recipes and prepare variety of dishes. These recipes are easy to prepare and delicious too. Whether you want to prepare a chicken dish with chicken breasts, boneless chicken, chicken drumsticks and other parts you will find hundreds of recipes for each. Simply grab the right recipe and prepare a delicious chicken dish in no time.

Anyone can prepare perfect chicken dish. All you need to do is follow a simple chicken recipe and follow some useful tips along with it. Here are some tips for you for that matter. If you are calorie conscious then the chicken breast is the part which offers the least fat content. Also, the skin contains forty percent of the fat thus remove the skin but remember if you are grilling or baking chicken, then let the skin stay on and remove it only when cooked. Instead of frying chicken, prefer to broil, grill or bake chicken. If you are cutting through the raw chicken skin or bones then use kitchen shears instead of knives.

Chicken shrinking is a problem that one face during chicken cooking. To prevent this from happening, use a knife to peel the breast from the tendon at the length of breast. For retaining moisture in the chicken brine the chicken before you are to cook it. For brining, place chicken in salted water for about an hour in the refrigerator.

When shopping for chicken you should read the label such as description, nutritional value etc. Also, choose a chicken which is moist and plump and not appears to be transparent and patchy. If you are planning to buy fresh chicken, then it should not show sign of formation of ice or freezing while for frozen chicken there should be no sign of freezer burn and be like a hard rock.

Here is an easy and simple chicken recipe for you. Ingredients required are 8 pieces of boneless and skinless Chicken thighs, 1/3 cup of Lemon juice, cup of Olive oil, 10-15 peeled Garlic cloves, cup of Chicken broth, 1 tbsp of Oregano( dried), Salt and pepper( as per requirement).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Then place garlic in roasting pan and place the chicken over it. After this top it with other ingredients and season it with salt and pepper. Now place in preheated oven.

Roast the chicken till golden brown but turn it occasionally. Take chicken out when the broth has almost evaporated. Serve chicken and garlic with lemon wedges.