Learn to make this delicious baked dill chicken recipe with dill and garlic. You take an ordinary chicken and transform it into an irresistible flavorful dish with only five ingredients. This is a simple healthy recipe for you all to try and fall in love with!
I had been craving this recipe for days and finally got my hands into a bunch of fresh dills and immediately got into the kitchen and prepared it for dinner. Just a mouthwatering and delicious easy dinner, as always! Ready in 30 minutes.
Adding aromatic herbs such as dill to chicken is a great way to boost the dish's flavor without adding more calories. Removing chicken fat and skin is another way to cut calories without sacrificing taste much!!
Dill adds a grassy sweet fennel-like taste to the chicken and complements it with garlic and herbs such as mint, which I have used in the pasta salad to accompany this dish. And it does not take more than one bite to realize how great of a taste this dish has to offer.
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Ingredients
- Chicken. I used whole chicken with bone. I removed most of the chicken skin and fat and cut it into small pieces, about the size of a lemon.
- Fresh dill with the stem. Try to find fresh dill since dried dill has way less aroma and flavor.
- Fresh onion and garlic. Add a lot of flavor to the dish. You may use onion and garlic powder if you do not have fresh ones.
- Lemon juice. Add delicious citrus flavor to the dish.
- Seasonings. Salt & pepper as needed to taste.
- Oil. I used avocado oil.
Instructions
Step 1. Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 400 °F.
Step 2. Saute onion and sear the chicken. Add 2 tbsp. oil to a hot skillet over medium-high heat and saute chopped onion. Set it aside. Then in the same skillet, add 2 tbsp. oil and sear the chicken cuts and season them with salt and pepper to taste. Then add the sauteed onion to the seared chicken and stir around.
Step 3. Add dill & garlic, and bake. Add chopped fresh dill and garlic. Bring it to a gentle simmer, no need to add water. Then pop the skillet into the oven and bake it uncovered for 20 minutes or till tender and golden brown.
Step 4. Add lemon juice and serve it. Add the lemon juice while the chicken is hot out of the oven. Stir around and serve it with your favorite side dishes. ENJOY!
Tips
- Use bone-in chicken cuts. They add more flavor to the dish. Bone-in chicken cuts take longer to cook.
- Cut chicken small. Make chicken cuts small, so they cook faster.
- Double the dill. If you like to boost the dill flavor in the recipe, double the amount of the dill.
- Use the dill stem. Do not leave out the dill stem; finely chop them; they add more flavor to the dish.
- Use fresh dill. If possible since dry dill does not have enough flavor and aroma.
- Saute onion and chicken. A great way to make the dish flavorful.
- Serve it with your favorite side dishes. I served it with a delicious pasta salad with fresh veggies.
- Baked covered. Baking the chicken cuts uncovered will result in crispier chicken. However, if you wish to have a soft cooked chicken texture, cover the skillet with aluminum foil and bake it.
- Adjust for baking time. If you cut the chicken into smaller pieces or bigger chunks than mine, make sure to adjust for baking time. Also, chicken cuts with no bones, especially chicken breast, cook faster.
- Use high heat. Regardless of the size or the chicken parts you use, cook them at a high oven temperature of 400°F and do not overbake them.
Substitutes
- Substitute chicken. Use beef or fish. I particularly like dill with fish.
- Make it vegan. Substitute chicken with cooked beans, chickpeas, lentils, or soaked chopped nuts such as walnut, cashew, or peanut.
- Replace onion. Leeks, chives, garlic, or shallot are great options.
- Substitute avocado oil. Instead, use butter, ghee, coconut, avocado, or olive oil.
- Add your favorite spices and herbs. This is an easy way to boost the dish's flavor without adding more calories. Spices: cumin, ginger, cayenne pepper, or turmeric. Herbs: Replace dill with your favorite herbs such as cilantro, chives, oregano, mint, parsley, basil, and rosemary.
- Use dry dill. If you are going to use dry dill, Use ⅓ of a cup of dry dill for the recipe.
Variations
- Use the dill chicken in other dishes. Toss chopped cooked dill chicken into green or vegetable salads for a boost of protein. Add the dill chicken to your favorite soup recipe. Make a quick dill chicken sandwich with it.
- Add cream. Add sour cream to the chicken and make a creamy dill chicken. Plain whole milk yogurt, greek yogurt, hard cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese, or heavy cream are other great alternatives to sour cream.
- Alter cooking method. Cook it in a slow cooker, instant pot, or stovetop instead of baking it in the oven.
- Make a dill chicken and rice casserole.
- Turn it into herb stew. Add more sauteed aromatic herbs such as parsley, cilantro, and chives to make chicken stew with herbs.
Equipment
I used this 10-inch cast-iron skillet (affiliate link) to make the recipe. Everything tastes extra delicious when cooked in cast-iron cookware.
Storage and reheat
Store dill chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Whenever ready to serve them, let them heat up slowly on a stovetop or microwave them for a few seconds.
You can freeze them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge the night before, then heat them on the stovetop or microwave them.
What side dishes to serve with dill chicken
This dill chicken recipe goes well with potatoes or grains such as pasta, rice, or quinoa. Any sauteed or baked vegetables, fermented vegetables, or fresh salads work fine. I served it with pasta salad made with freshly chopped vegetables.
Want more side dish ideas? Check out these delicious, nutritious side dishes:
- Garlic sesame green beans
- Biscuits without milk
- Easy sourdough discard flatbread
- Vegetarian broccoli cheddar soup
- Best gluten free potato soup
- Easy sourdough discard naans
I hope you get to try this scrumptious one-skillet dill chicken recipe that is so simple and easy to make. This lemon dill flavor-infused tender and juicy chicken will sure to please your entire family!
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FAQ
Fresh dill has more aroma and flavor. Also, fresh dill has beautiful green color but dry dill has pale green color. Dry dill is concentrated. You may use them interchangeably. Use 3 times more fresh dill compared to dry dill, 3:1 ratio. For example, substitute 3 tbsp. of fresh dill with 1 tbsp. of dry dill in any given recipe.
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Recipe
The best dill chicken recipe
A simple healthy dill chicken recipe to transform an ordinary chicken into an irresistible delicious dish full of dill and garlic flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 lb of chicken; I used whole chicken with bone. I removed chicken skin and fat and cut it into small pieces, about the size of a lemon
- 2 oz of fresh dill with stem, about 1 cup of finely chopped fresh dill
- 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 ½ tsp. salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp. black pepper or to taste
- 4 tbsp. oil, divided, I used avocado oil
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
Instructions
- Gather the ingredients and preheat the oven to 400 °F.
- Saute onion and sear the chicken. Add 2 tbsp. oil to a hot skillet over medium-high heat and saute chopped onion. Set it aside. Then in the same skillet, add 2 tbsp. oil and sear the chicken cuts and season them with salt and pepper to taste. Then add the sauteed onion to the seared chicken and stir around.
- Add dill & garlic and bake. Add the chopped fresh dill and garlic. Bring it to a gentle simmer, no need to add water. Then pop the skillet into the oven and bake it uncovered for 20 minutes or till tender and golden brown.
- Add lemon juice and serve it. Add the lemon juice while the chicken is hot out of the oven. Stir around and serve it with your favorite side dishes. ENJOY!
Notes
Tips
- Use bone-in chicken cuts. They add more flavor to the dish. Bone-in chicken cuts take longer to cook.
- Cut chicken small. Make chicken cuts small, so they cook faster.
- Double the dill. If you like to boost the dill flavor in the recipe, double the amount of the dill.
- Use the dill stem. Do not leave out the dill stem; finely chop them; they add more flavor to the dish.
- Use fresh dill. If possible since dry dill does not have enough flavor and aroma.
- Saute onion and chicken. A great way to make the dish flavorful.
- Serve it with your favorite side dishes. I served it with a delicious pasta salad with fresh veggies.
- Baked covered. Baking the chicken cuts uncovered will result in crispier chicken. However, if you wish to have a soft cooked chicken texture, cover the skillet with aluminum foil and bake it.
- Adjust for baking time. If you cut the chicken into smaller pieces or bigger chunks than mine, make sure to adjust for baking time. Also, chicken cuts with no bones, especially chicken breast, cook faster.
- Use high heat. Regardless of the size or the chicken parts you use, cook them at a high oven temperature of 400°F and do not overbake them.
Substitutes
- Substitute chicken. Use beef or fish. I particularly like dill with fish.
- Make it vegan. Substitute chicken with cooked beans, chickpeas, lentils, or soaked chopped nuts such as walnut, cashew, or peanut.
- Replace onion. Leeks, chives, garlic, or shallot are great options.
- Substitute avocado oil. Instead, use butter, ghee, coconut, avocado, or olive oil.
- Add your favorite spices and herbs. This is an easy way to boost the dish's flavor without adding more calories. Spices: cumin, ginger, cayenne pepper, or turmeric. Herbs: Replace dill with your favorite herbs such as cilantro, chives, oregano, mint, parsley, basil, and rosemary.
- Use dry dill. If you are going to use dry dill, Use ⅓ of a cup of dry dill for the recipe.
Variations
- Use the dill chicken in other dishes. Toss chopped cooked dill chicken into green or vegetable salads for a boost of protein. Add the dill chicken to your favorite soup recipe. Make a quick dill chicken sandwich with it.
- Add cream. Add sour cream to the chicken and make a creamy dill chicken. Plain whole milk yogurt, greek yogurt, hard cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese, or heavy cream are other great alternatives to sour cream.
- Alter cooking method. Cook it in a slow cooker, instant pot, or stovetop instead of baking it in the oven.
- Make a dill chicken and rice casserole.
- Turn it into herb stew. Add more sauteed aromatic herbs such as parsley, cilantro, and chives to make chicken stew with herbs.
Equipment
I used this 10-inch cast-iron skillet (affiliate link) to make the recipe. Everything tastes extra delicious when cooked in cast-iron cookware.
Storage and reheat
Store dill chicken in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Whenever ready to serve them, let them heat up slowly on a stovetop or microwave them for a few seconds.
You can freeze them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge the night before, then heat them on the stovetop or microwave them.
What side dishes to serve with dill chicken
This dill chicken recipe goes well with potatoes or grains such as pasta, rice, or quinoa. Any sauteed or baked vegetables, fermented vegetables, or fresh salads work fine. I served it with pasta salad made with freshly chopped vegetables.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 534Total Fat: 32gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 213mgSodium: 220mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 55g
Thyme
Hi, The aroma of this recipe was incredible. I served it with some white rice and spring salad. I can’t wait to make it again. Great recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Deliciousnutritiousfood
Thank you!