Easy Baked Lemon Chicken

four baked chicken breasts on platter topped with lemon slices and rosemary

4.93 from 616 votes

Easy healthy baked lemon chicken that is loaded with yummy flavor and you can make in a hurry with just a few simple ingredients.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Tiffany Azure

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 tablespoons butter
⅓ cup chicken broth
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste (I used 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper)
optional: fresh rosemary and lemon slices for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a baking sheet or large casserole dish.
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.
In a small bowl whisk together chicken broth, lemon juice, honey, garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper.
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.
Garnish with fresh rosemary and lemon slices if desired and serve.

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Notes

For the Chicken: this recipe also works well with chicken thighs. I recommend medium size, boneless. If you are using skin-on, be sure to brown them in a skillet over medium-high heat first, 1-2 minutes on each side.

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