Thursday, 13 October 2016

Baked Lemon Chicken




Ingredients :

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 tablespoons butter
⅓ cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons fresh chopped Thyme (2 tsp dried)
2 teaspoons fresh chopped Rosemary (½ tsp dried)
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste

Optional: fresh rosemary and lemon slices for garnish

Method :

1.Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a baking sheet or large casserole dish.

2. 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.

3.In a small bowl whisk together chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest, thyme, rosemary, honey, garlic, salt and pepper.

4.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.


5.Garnish with fresh rosemary and lemon slices if desired and serve.

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