Honey Butter Chicken Recipe
- cook TIME 35 mins
- prep TIME 10 mins
- total TIME 1 hr
- INACTIVE TIME 15 mins
Ingredients (11)
- 25.5 oz skin-on bone-in chicken thigh 4 cutlets
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter divided in 1 tsp and 2 tsp
- 1/2 cup unsalted chicken broth
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 4 sliced lemon for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Prep
Season 25.5 oz chicken thighs with 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, and 1/2 tsp garlic powder. Let sit for 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400℉.
Cook
In a cast-iron skillet, heat 1 tsp of butter over medium heat, place chicken thighs skin side down. Sear the first side (skin side) for 6 minutes and the second side for 3 minutes. Remove from the skillet.
Bake the seared chicken thighs for 20 minutes in the oven at 400℉.
Remove the chicken thighs from the oven and transfer them to a clean plate.
Make the honey butter sauce. In the same skillet used for the chicken, turn on high heat and add these ingredients successively: 1 tsp minced garlic, 2 tsp of butter, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice, and 1/2 cup chicken broth.
Transfer the chicken cutlets back into the skillet. After 1 minute, reduce the heat to medium. After 5 minutes, flip the chicken cutlets to the other side, let sit for a minute, and turn off the heat.
Top with 1 tbsp parsley, garnish with sliced lemon. Serve immediately.