Honey Lemon Chicken

Succulent chicken with a lip smacking honey-lemon sauce. Dinner in a snap - 5 minutes prep, 4 minutes to cook the chicken, 3 minutes for the sauce = 12 minute dinner! Dusting the chicken in flour makes the skin slightly crispy which makes the sauce cling to it. Recipe VIDEO below!

Recipe by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats on March 28, 2016

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT7M

Total time: PT12M

Rating

4.91 stars (84 reviews)

Ingredients

1 lb / 500g chicken breast (2 pieces)
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup / 35 g flour (any)
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
3/4 cup / 185 ml chicken broth / stock
1/4 cup / 85g honey
1/4 cup / 60 ml lemon juice (fresh)
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp water
Lemon slices
Finely chopped parsley

Cuisine

Western

Steps

Slice each chicken breast horizontally to form 4 steaks in total. OPTIONAL (for more even cooking): Pound to even thickness about 1cm/ 2/5" thick.
Sprinkle each side generously with salt and pepper.
Place flour in shallow dish. Coat the chicken in the flour, shaking off excess. 
Mix 1 tsp of the flour (reserved from step 3) with the water. Set aside.
Cooking
- Place butter and oil in a skillet over medium high heat until butter is melted and hot. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and cook the other side until golden brown, then transfer onto a plate to rest.
- Add garlic into the skillet and stir for 20 seconds or until golden. Add chicken broth / stock and bring to simmer. Use a spatula to scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan into the liquid.
- Add honey, lemon juice, soy sauce and flour/water mixture (from step 4) into the skillet. Mix and bring to simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened into a syrup. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- To serve, pour Sauce over the chicken and garnish with parsley and lemon slices if using. Alternatively, return the chicken to the pan for 30 seconds (to reheat), turning to coat in the sauce.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 206 g
Calories: 321 kcal
Carbohydrates: 18.3 g
Protein: 34.7 g
Fat: 11.7 g
Saturated Fat: 4.4 g
Cholesterol: 99 mg
Sodium: 324 mg
Sugar: 13.4 g
Unsaturated Fat: 7.3 g

Reviews

Tracey Harris on 2026-04-15 (5 stars):
I just tried this recipe tonight and my niece and sister were here. It’s all gone, no leftovers!! My sister said she’s going to put it in her weeknight rotation since it’s so quick and easy. Thanks again!
Kelly on 2026-01-19 (5 stars):
Fantastic recipe, I'd order this in a restaurant. The only thing I would change is next time I'd add more garlic, but I am a garlic fiend. It tastes like summer to me.
Donna on 2025-09-26 (5 stars):
Could you tell me what pan you cooked it in, mine stuck to pain
Janine Forbes on 2025-09-24 (5 stars):
Hi Nagi, this recipe was fast and delicious! Thank you so much for such great recipes!
Naomi on 2025-08-12 (5 stars):
Nagi 😍😍😍 wow, I love this recipe. Thank you for sharing it. I served it with rice and steamed veg… it was a hit!! This will become a regular in our house.
Yasmin on 2024-04-01 (5 stars):
Greetings from Iraq, I loved the recipe, Thank you so much. It is very easy to make and the ingredients are so simple.
Jane on 2024-01-07 (5 stars):
This is one of my family's go to recipes. My father is even making it. Everyone loves it!! Thank you!
Cheryl on 2023-09-27 (5 stars):
I used about a tablespoon of cornflour instead of the plain flour from the recipe - it worked really well.
Cheryl on 2023-09-26 (5 stars):
This is the BOMB!! So tasty, juicy, and best of all - easy! Thanks Nagi for yet another scrumptious recipe :-)
Wendy on 2023-08-04 (4 stars):
A lovely meal. I coated the chicken in flour egg and panko crumbs and fried separately. Just poured the sauce over the meal when serving. I added a bit more honey as the lemon flavour was dominating. Enjoyed.
Russell on 2023-05-20 (5 stars):
hi Nagi, I love reading your recipes and I do cook quite a lot because i like it! keep up your good work and send recipes Russell.
Tami S on 2023-05-19 (5 stars):
Family loved it! No surprise actually, they love all your recipes! Extremely quick and easy! Thank you Nagi for all these wonderful recipes! I don’t even remember what I did for dinners before I started following you!
Sheena Taylor on 2023-05-01 (1 stars):
Wasted my chicken, tasted like cough syrup on chicken. Whole family was disappointed
Mary Ann Theresa Sands on 2023-02-25 (5 stars):
This was once again a perfect recipe. Going to try it with salmon tomorrow night and thinking it would also work with lime juice.
Joanne on 2023-01-26 (5 stars):
Love this recipe, easy and a regular in our house now. The only thing, first time I made it, it worked perfectly, subsequently the sauce won’t thicken at all. I am making it the same way. I have no idea why?