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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/chicken-lemon-honey/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/chicken-lemon-honey/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "chicken-lemon-honey",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/chicken-lemon-honey/",
  "title": "Lemon Honey Chicken",
  "summary": "Chicken thighs marinated in lemon juice, olive oil and garlic and baked on a bed of lemon slices, za'atar and garlic heads, for a holiday meal.",
  "categories": [
    "poultry"
  ],
  "holidays": [
    "rosh-hashanah"
  ],
  "kashrut": "meat",
  "diet": [
    "gluten-free",
    "kosher-for-passover"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 15,
    "cook": 65,
    "rest": 180,
    "total": 260
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Marinade",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "juice of 3 lemons",
          "text": "juice of 3 lemons"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "olive oil",
          "text": "½ cup olive oil"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 7,
          "unit": "clove",
          "item": "garlic, crushed",
          "text": "7 cloves garlic, crushed"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "pinch",
          "item": "coarse salt",
          "text": "1 pinch coarse salt"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "black pepper",
          "text": "½ tsp black pepper"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "For the pan",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 12,
          "item": "chicken thighs",
          "text": "12 chicken thighs"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 5,
          "unit": "sprig",
          "item": "za'atar (or fresh oregano or thyme)",
          "text": "5 sprigs za'atar (or fresh oregano or thyme)"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "heads of garlic, halved",
          "text": "2 heads of garlic, halved"
        },
        {
          "quantity": [
            4,
            5
          ],
          "item": "lemons, sliced",
          "text": "4–5 lemons, sliced"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "Mix the lemon juice, olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and pepper, and marinate the chicken in it for about 3 hours.",
        "Spread the lemon slices in a baking dish, top with the za'atar and garlic, then the chicken. Pour the marinade over.",
        "Cover with foil and bake at 350°F (180°C) for about 45 minutes.",
        "Uncover and bake 20 minutes more."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-18"
}