It’s been a while since I posted a dinner recipe. I’ve been lucky and hubby has been doing most of the cooking. 
Track season is starting soon (hubby coaches middle school track) so I’ll be back trying out new recipes. I gotta keep adding to my stash!
I found this recipe in Taste of Home’s The Busy Family Cookbook. It’s really tasty. Even G, my picky eater, ate all of his chicken without a fuss. Citrus, honey and garlic – what’s not to like? I love how quickly this dish is ready for the table.
Honey Garlic Chicken
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 oz each)
2 Tbsp Honey
2 Tbsp Orange Juice or Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
Dash Pepper
1 to 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place chicken in a greased 13x9x2 baking pan. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; pour over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Broil 4-6 inches from the heat for 5-7 minutes or until juices run clear, brushing occasionally with sauce.
Modifications:
I needed 5 pieces of chicken, so I increased the honey and orange juice to 3 tbsp and the vegetable oil to 1 1/2 tbsp. I also used 4 cloves of garlic – I love garlic! I like to season the chicken before anything else goes on it, so I sprinkled a little salt and pepper on each side before pouring the sauce on top.
Yum!
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Oh, that looks simple & tasty! Have you tried it on the grill? I think I’ll put it on the menu for next week!
I haven’t but it sounds like a good idea
I just want to clarify – I put the chicken in for that and it came out totally raw. Did you mean bake it for 35? Or 45?
Oh no! Knowing how I worry about fully cooking chicken, I may have cooked it closer to 20 minutes – I can’t live without my meat thermometer. I used a metal 9×13 baking pan and my chicken breasts were not super thick. I just double checked the recipe in the book and it says 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
Did you slice your chicken breasts thin or leave them whole? I find it really hard to cook them through unless I slice them all to the same evenness. It should only take 20 minutes at 400.