Honey Lemon Butter Chicken
We always try to adhere to the Mediterranean diet which entails cutting way back on the red meat. But that includes finding a lot of different ways to cook up chicken breasts filets. Gammy and I really like this Honey Lemon Butter Chicken recipe. It is quick and easy to make. And, yes, it is really tasty. The potatoes in the air frier and the Sauteed Spinach are super easy to multi task with the Honey Lemon Butter Chicken.
Today’s tip
Don’t serve hot food on cold plates.
“Heat your plates before serving. Cold plates leech the heat right out of an otherwise tasty meal. This is especially true if you don’t have everything set to finish at the same time.” u/OrdinaryPanda
Here is what you will need for your Honey Lemon Butter Chicken
These amounts are for 2 servings. Toggle the recipe amounts for the number servings that you need in the recipe card found below this post
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 large breast cut in half horizontally like this
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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Juice from 1 lemon or 2 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 pinch each of salt and pepper
And here is how to easily cook up your Honey Lemon Butter Chicken Dinner
Set a skillet that will easily handle the chicken fillets on the stove at medium and put in the olive oil and the butter.
Put the lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper in bowl that will easily handle the chicken filets. Stir it all together. Add the chicken filets and turn them over a few times getting them generously coated with the honey lemon mixture.
When the butter in the skillet has stopped foaming stir the oil and butter together and lay the filets in the skillet. Pour the honey lemon mixture on top of the chicken filets. Yup, that’s what I said. Spoon the mixture onto the filets often as they cook.
Takes about 3-5 minutes a side depending on the thickness. When they are firm to a poke and the juices running out are clear not cloudy and/or they read 165°F on and instant read meat thermometer they are ready.
After you put the filets in the serving plates spoon all of the liquid from the skillet onto the fillets. Garish with a little parsley or basil if you are in the mood.
This Honey Lemon Butter Chicken is as tasty as it is easy. No, it is even tastier. Cook up. It is a keeper.
Honey lemon Butter Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken filets or 1 large filet cut in half horizontally
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
Instructions
- Set a skillet that will easily handle the chicken fillets on the stove at medium and put in the olive oil and the butter.
- Put the lemon juice, honey, salt and pepper in bowl that will easily handle the chicken filets. Stir it all together. Add the chicken filets and turn them over a few times getting them generously coated with the honey lemon mixture.
- When the butter in the skillet has stopped foaming stir the oil and butter together and lay the filets in the skillet. Pour the honey lemon mixture on top of the chicken filets. Yup, that's what I said. Spoon the mixture onto the filets often as they cook.
- Takes about 3-5 minutes a side depending on the thickness. When they are firm to a poke and the juices running out are clear not cloudy and/or they read 165°F on and instant read meat thermometer they are ready.
- After you put the filets in the serving plates spoon all of the liquid from the skillet onto the fillets. Garish with a little parsley or basil if you are in the mood. This Honey Lemon Butter Chicken is as tasty as it is easy. No, it is even tastier. Cook up. It is a keeper.
