Description
This Healthier Honey Lemon Chicken recipe is a delicious and light option for a satisfying meal. Tender chicken pieces are coated in a sweet and tangy sauce, perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast (cut into bite-sized pieces)
Coating:
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Sauce:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp cornstarch (for sauce slurry)
- 1 tbsp water
Garnish:
- Sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Coat Chicken: Toss the chicken pieces with cornstarch, salt, and pepper until evenly coated.
- Cook Chicken: Heat olive oil in a skillet, cook chicken until golden brown, then set aside.
- Make Sauce: In the same pan, sauté garlic, add broth, honey, lemon juice, lemon zest, and soy sauce. Simmer.
- Thicken Sauce: Mix cornstarch with water, stir into the sauce, and cook until thickened.
- Combine: Return chicken to the pan, toss in the sauce until heated through.
- Serve: Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds, serve hot.
Notes
- For extra flavor, marinate the chicken in lemon juice and garlic for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Serve with brown rice or cauliflower rice for a lighter option.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 330mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
