bonnie's honeyed chicken with lemon butter sauce
This is an easy, delicious, no-fuss way to prepare chicken thighs. You can also use a cut-up chicken or chicken tenders. The honey lemon butter sauce really kicks it up a notch. Leftovers make great chicken sandwiches, so you get two meals from one.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
8 pieces of chicken
Ingredients
- FLOUR MIXTURE:
- 1 - cup flour
- 2 - teaspoons salt
- 1/2 - teaspoon black pepper
- 2 - teaspoons paprika
- 8 - skinless, boneless thighs (you can also use a cut up chicken, or chicken tenders, make pieces uniform in size)
- 2 - tablespoons butter melted in 13x9 inch pan
- - chopped parsley if desired for garnish
- SAUCE:
- 1/4 - cup honey
- 1/4 - cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 - cup real butter (you can use margarine)
How To Make bonnie's honeyed chicken with lemon butter sauce
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Step 1DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture of salt, pepper and paprika in a pie pan. Melt the butter in a 9x13 baking pan and add pieces of floured chicken in a single layer, turning chicken to coat with butter, plump side facing down. -
Step 2Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the chicken, plump side facing up, and pour the sauce over it. Bake 30 minutes more until golden brown.
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Step 3Spoon butter mixture over the chicken (garnish with parsley if desired) and serve. Use leftovers for chicken sandwiches the next day. Enjoy!
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