Quick and Easy Honey Lemon Chicken

Honey Lemon Chicken is pan-seared on your stovetop then cooked in a lightly sweetened lemony sauce. It's a crazy easy (and PALEO!) dinner recipe and a true crowd-pleaser.

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There's big-time Honey Lemon Chicken love going on here today. That's right, I'm talking about CRISPY skin (is there any other kind?), tender, lemony chicken, and a hint of sweet honey. Drool. ?

I'll be the first to admit that I can get carried away with the whole sweet/ savoury thing. Hello, five-year-old at heart right here! But these guys are made for us grown-ups (or those of us pretending to be grown ups. me!) who want LEMON chicken.

I'm not talking about lemon chicken that makes you scrunch up into sour lemon face. I'm talking lemon that you know is there. Forward without being overpowering. Subtle, but not.

I'm so annoyed with myself right now.

You know what I mean though, right?

Here's what your quick and easy Honey Lemon Chicken game plan is going to look like:

♡    Get fancy and sear some lemon slices until they're charred on one side.

♡    Crisp that chicken skin!

♡    Whisk a simple lemon sauce and pour it into the pan. Bubble bubble bubble.

♡    Aaaaand …. eat!

See how easy that was?

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Honey Lemon Chicken Recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 25 minutes mins

Honey Lemon Chicken is pan-seared on your stovetop then cooked in a lightly sweetened lemony sauce. It's a crazy easy recipe to make and a true crowd-pleaser.

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 chicken thighs
• Juice from 2 large lemons
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 clove garlic, grated on a Microplane or very finely minced
• A pinch of sea salt
• Lemon slices, for serving (see notes)

Instructions 

• Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a medium sized cast iron or non-stick skillet. Add the chicken thighs, skin-side down, and sear until the skin is crispy and brown, about 10 minutes.
  1 tablespoon olive oil, 4 chicken thighs
• While the chicken is cooking, whisk the lemon juice, honey, garlic, sea salt, and ½ cup of water in a small bowl.
  Juice from 2 large lemons, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 clove garlic, A pinch of sea salt
• When the chicken skin is crispy, flip the chicken over and pour in the lemon sauce. Let the chicken continue to cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes, or until the chicken thighs are cooked through and the lemon sauce has reduced and is thick and bubbly.
  Lemon slices

Notes

To char the lemons, heat a splash of oil in your pan over high heat. Place the lemons in the pan and sear one side until they are covered in dark brown spots – just like in the pictures. Make sure to cut the lemon slices about ½ inch thick or they will fall apart when cooked.

Serving: 1 chicken thigh with sauce, Calories: 324kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 10g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 111mg, Sodium: 98mg, Potassium: 298mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 95IU, Vitamin C: 22mg, Calcium: 19mg, Iron: 1mg

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