Lemon Garlic Honey Chicken

Serve this flavorful chicken with your favorite side dish and dinner will be on the table in just about an hour.

Yippee! It’s time for chicken.

It’s been forever and a day since I shared a chicken recipe here on the site. Of course, we eat it all-the-time, but, I haven’t had a really “wow! this is really great chicken! I should blog about it!” dish in a while.

Don’t worry, today, I do. Yes, it is exciting.

Lemon Garlic Honey Chicken (short!) Ingredients List:

• Chicken (boneless) thighs
• Lemons
• Garlic
• Honey
• Soy sauce
• Canola oil
• Salt + Pepper + Oregano

Make your chicken: First, make your sauce. Set it aside.

Next, add some oil and garlic to your skillet and let it get hot. Place your chicken in the skillet and let it go to work. You want to sear the chicken for 4-5 minutes on each side.

Remove the chicken and add the sauce to the pan. Loosen any bits of chicken/garlic off the pan and mix it all together. A wooden spoon works great for this. If you want even more lemon flavor, add a few slices of fresh lemons to the skillet with the sauce.

Add the chicken back into the pan with the sauce and coat the chicken. Cook it another 5 minutes or so..just to get everything mixed well. Then, eat!

A few things to note:

• The internal temperature of your chicken should be 165 degrees when done.

• Chicken breasts should also work for this dish. But, your cooking time will differ. Plus, the amounts for your sauce may be increased, depending on the size of the breasts.

• This chicken goes great with side of brown rice or egg noodles.

Lemon Garlic Honey Chicken

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Lemon Garlic Honey Chicken: Serve this flavorful chicken with your favorite side dish and dinner will be on the table in just about an hour.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6 chicken thighs

Calories 386 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1.75 pounds chicken thighs boneless and skinless
• juice from 2 lemons 1/2 cup, plus, additional sliced lemon for skillet
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic plus, additional for pan
• ¼ cup canola oil plus, additional for pan
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• salt/pepper to taste preference

Instructions

 

• In a bowl, whisk together lemon juice, minced garlic, canola oil, honey, soy sauce and dried oregano. Set aside.
• Add approx 1-2 TBSP of canola oil and a sprinkle of minced garlic to a large skillet.
• Salt and pepper chicken thighs on both sides.
• Once the pan is hot, add the chicken thighs and sear them for 4-5 minutes on each side.
• Remove chicken from pan and place on a plate.
• Add sauce into pan and mix with a wooden spoon, scrape up together any bits of garlic/chicken/oil that have been left in the pan. Place the chicken back into the pan and coat it well in the sauce. If desired, add a few slices of lemon with the sauce, for extra lemon flavor.
• Cook an additional 5 minutes or until chicken is cook thoroughly.
• Serve with rice or egg noodles.

Nutrition

Calories: 386kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 22gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 130mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 287mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 106IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

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