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Easy Baked Lemon Chicken

🇺🇸 United States

Servings: 4 Prep: 5 minutes Cook: 25 minutes Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup chicken broth
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • fresh rosemary and lemon slices for garnish (optional)

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a baking sheet or large casserole dish.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Add chicken and cook 2-3 minutes on each side until browned, then transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together chicken broth, lemon juice, honey, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
  5. Pour the sauce over the chicken.
  6. Bake 20-30 minutes, until chicken is cooked through, spooning the sauce over the chicken every 5-10 minutes.
  7. Garnish with fresh rosemary and lemon slices if desired, and serve.

Notes

Bake time depends on the size of the chicken breasts: about 20 minutes for smaller pieces, up to 30 minutes for larger ones.

Source: www.lecremedelacrumb.com