Honey makes everything better - Easy Honey Lemon Chicken dish
- chiachiabyemily
- Apr 2, 2015
- 2 min read
If you are looking for an easy and quick chicken dish that's also super yum, honey lemon chicken with tomato paste is the answer. I found this recipe from the website norecipes.com by Marc Matsumoto. It's easy for beginner chefs and my hubby absolutely loved it!
Ingredients for the sauce:
2 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon honey (I added a little bit more)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Rest of the ingredients:
1 pound chicken thighs (or chicken breasts) cut into small chunks (~ 2")
Salt & pepper (based on personal preference)
All purpose flour (just a little to dust the chicken)
1~2 cloves garlic, minced
To make this yummy dish, you simply mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl first. Next, sprinkle the chicken with salt & pepper, then dust with a little bit of flour. After that you just heat a pan over medium heat until hot, add extra virgin olive oil and garlic, then add the chicken and cook until it's mostly cooked through. Finally, u add in the sauce and cook until there is almost no liquid. Done!
I found this to be a really simple dish that can be made anytime you need to make something fast. It can be served with rice or pasta or any type of noodles. For our dinner, I made honey lemon chicken with Chinese noodles with a side of veggies (broccolini and spinach) plus a sunny side up egg =) We had a wonderful healthy meal at home.
It is also very suitable to pack for lunch the next day! With a little bit of extra effort (here I made a soft boiled egg and some beans in addition to broccolini for hubby's lunch), lunchbox can look amazing as well as delicious and healthy =)
Extra tip: It is easier to buy boneless chicken (skinless if you don't eat skin). However, I had chicken thighs with bone and skin, so I had to cook it in boiling water first to remove the bones and skin. It takes a bit more work, but you can save the water for later use as a natural chicken stock to make soup. This is what I did, I saved the bones (not the skin) and let them cook in the boiling water for longer to make it more fragrant and sweet and made creamy corn soup with it! Will share my recipe with you soon =)
Love,
Emily
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