Easy Baked Lemon Chicken
Easy healthy baked lemon chicken that is loaded with yummy flavor and you can make in a hurry with just a few simple ingredients.
Servings:4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- salt and pepper to taste , (I used 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper)
- optional: fresh rosemary and lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a baking sheet or large casserole dish.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook chicken 2-3 minutes on each side just until browned. Transfer chicken to prepared baking sheet.
- In a small bowl whisk together chicken broth, lemon juice, honey, garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper.
- Pour sauce over chicken. Bake 20-30 minutes (closer to 20 for smaller chicken breasts, closer to 30 for larger) until chicken is cooked through. Every 5-10 minutes spoon the sauce from the pan over the chicken.
- Garnish with fresh rosemary and lemon slices if desired and serve.
Notes
For the Chicken: this recipe also works well with chicken thighs. I recommend medium size, boneless. If you are using skin-on, be sure to brown them in a skillet over medium-high heat first, 1-2 minutes on each side.
Nutrition
Calories: 156 kcal, Carbohydrates: 6 g, Protein: 25 g, Fat: 3 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 74 mg, Sodium: 215 mg, Potassium: 464 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 5 g, Vitamin A: 61 IU, Vitamin C: 3 mg, Calcium: 31 mg, Iron: 1 mg