Honey Lemon Rosemary Chicken Recipe

With minimal prep, simple ingredients, and quick cooking, it's the ideal choice when time is scarce but the desire for a scrumptious, homemade meal is strong. The harmonious blend of zesty lemon, sweet honey, and aromatic rosemary transforms a basic chicken dinner into a flavorful experience that's sure to become a weeknight staple.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Marinating Time 30

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 279kcal

Ingredients

1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts 800g or about 3 to 4 chicken breasts
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 lemons you need the juice of 1 ½ lemons + 5 lemon slices
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon minced garlic
⅓ cup chicken broth 2.7 fluid ounces | 80 ml
1 teaspoon paprika
3 sprigs rosemary
1 tablespoon olive oil

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Instructions

Season chicken on each side with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, honey, garlic, chicken broth, paprika and rosemary. Pour on the chicken and marinade for 30 minutes.
Heat a non-stick skillet with oil on medium heat. Sear chicken on one side for 2 minutes without the marinade.
Flip chicken and add the marinade in the skillet with lemon slices.
Cook for another 4 minutes. You may find that your chicken takes more time if they are quite thick. Look for an internal temp of 165 degrees
Remove and serve with rice.

Notes

One of our recipe testers suggested doubling or tripling the marinade to have plenty of sauce for serving over sticky rice.

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