My daughters tease me all the time that chicken is my "favorite food." It's actually tacos (duh!) but we eat a LOT of chicken on weeknights. In my quest to change it up and still make a healthy meal everyone will eat, I tried this recipe recently and we all enjoyed it. The ingredients are super simple and probably in your pantry and refrigerator - enjoy!
Lemon Rosemary Chicken (serves 4)
from Little Spice Jar blog
Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lbs total)
1 1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
3 T butter
3 T lemon juice
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 chicken broth
1/2 T fresh rosemary, chopped
1/2 T fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (more/less to taste)
2 tsp honey
Heat the oven to 415 degrees. Combine 2 T butter with the lemon juice, garlic, broth, herbs, and honey in bowl and microwave it in 30 second increments until the butter is melted (or you can do this in a saucepan on the stove). Set aside.
Heat the remaining tablespoon butter in a large oven proof skillet. Sprinkle the chicken with the lemon pepper seasoning. Brown the chicken in the melted butter, about 2-3 minutes per side. Pour the melted butter lemon mixture over the chicken and place in the oven for 13-17 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature of 165 degrees).
