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Honey Lime Chicken
Chicken is our favorite protein; I make chicken many times a week so I am constantly developing new recipes. Two ingredients that I love most are honey and lime.
This honey lime chicken is inspired by a recipe on Eating Well, but I simplified the recipe to make it easier for you. The recipe takes only 20 minutes to make!
Moist, Juicy and Tender Chicken
This honey lime chicken recipe turned out to be a perfect 10. It’s absolutely moist, juicy, tender and utterly delicious. The honey, lime, soy sauce and garlic marinade do wonders to the chicken.
The end result is sticky sweet, savory and citrusy chicken that you will be begging for more.
Bone-in Chicken Vs. Boneless Chicken
As usual, my favorite is boneless chicken thigh (check out how to debone chicken thighs video).
You have the glossy, lacquered, perfectly charred and baked chicken skin, with the meat bursting with the chicken juice. You can also make the chicken with bone-in chicken thighs.
Whichever part of chicken you use, you can make this dish all year long: bake in the oven, outdoor on the grill, or just cook on skillet or cast-iron pan.
Skillet or Oven-baked?
This recipe is absolutely versatile; you can choose to bake the chicken in the oven, or you can just cook it on the stove-top. I personally love oven-baked because I love crispy and charred skin, like the pictures here.
However, skillet is an easy way to cook and you don’t want to wait that long to savor this delicious chicken.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 360 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with This Recipe?
For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
Honey Lime Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) chicken thighs, deboned, skin-on
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1.5 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper
- 1 big pinch salt
- chopped parsley
- lime wedges
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (207°C).
- To debone the chicken thighs but keep the skin on, please refer to the step-by-step instructions. The skin makes this recipe extremely delicious.
- Rub the minced garlic on the chicken thighs with your hands. Add honey, soy sauce, lime juice, cayenne pepper and salt to the chicken. (Double the marinade if you want it to be more "saucy"). Stir to combine well. Transfer the chicken and the honey mixture to a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Cover the chicken with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
- Bake the chicken for 20 minutes, or until cooked. If the sauce pools at the bottom of the foil, spoon and brush the sauce over the chicken. Broil the chicken for 1 minute or until the chicken skin is charred. Remove from heat, garnish with parsley. Squeeze the lime wedges over the chicken before serving.
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Notes
Nutrition
For those who ended up with Honey-Lime burnt aluminum
foil try adding a chicken or vegetable broth to your marinade. This will slow down the burning of your sauce,,,
Also I suggest adding a cup of broth to your chicken letting it cook30-40 min and basting your Honey-Lime mixturetrus last 20 minutes at a higher temp or even broil for that BBQ Asian glazed look
Remember use those knobs with the Numbers
Hi Stan, thanks for your tips.
I followed recipe exactly. The sauce just fell off the chicken and puddles on the aluminum foil.
Try to do this next time, just enclose the foil and open up and broil the top until golden brown.
Make sure the chicken is dried off before adding the marinade. Sometimes if the chicken is still wet the honey won’t stick.
This may be a silly question,but what would be some good side dishes to serve along this lime honey chicken? Thanks!
For how long do we leave the chicken for
Love the few ingredients recipe. Followed the recipe, the covered chicken thighs took 55 min at 400 degrees F and the dish came out a little bland, what did I do wrong?
Did you use the exact amount in the recipe. Did you weight the chicken? If it’s too bland for you, then add more honey and lime juice to your taste.
Same situation here, but I’m eager to try again. I can tell the flavors are there– just not sure why they didn’t pop out. And I don’t mind the longer cooking time since I know to expect it now. Maybe my rack was too low.
Marinate longer, or use double the marinade.
I tried this recipe and it came out great
Thanks Joe for trying out my honey lime chicken.
Thanks I’m more helpful for me to cook at home
Could I marinade the chicken overnight and then grill it on skewers with the peanut sauce or teriyaki sauce? Which is better for the lime chicken
Sure you can! I think both sauces will give a completely different taste, so it’s up to your preference.
This chicken looks so moist and yummy!
Yes this honey lime chicken is yummy!
I put this in myfitnesspal and it only comes out with 265 calories
Awesome!