Lemon Butter Sauce for Roasted Chicken
Lemon Butter Sauce for Roasted Chicken. Place a large skillet or roasting pan in the oven to preheat while you prepare the chicken. Begin by preparing a lemon butter. The sauce is tangy from the fresh lemon and butter and the garlic just brings all the flavors together – SO GOOD! Stir in the butter and lemon zest and melt butter through. Then return chicken to pan, spoon pan sauce over chicken breasts and sprinkle with parsley. To cook Lemon Butter Sauce for Roasted Chicken you need 6 ingredients and 4 steps quickly.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Butter Sauce for Roasted Chicken:
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1/4 cup of or 57 gram butter
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1/4 cup of honey
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4 cloves of garlic, minced
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2 tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
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1/2 tsp of salt
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1 tbsp of fresh chopped parsley
Steps to make Lemon Butter Sauce for Roasted Chicken:
- Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F). In the small pan, melt the butter, mix all other ingredients together until well-combined
- Pour the sauce over store-bought roasted chicken (I use roasted honey chicken)
- Bake 150°C (300°F), 15–20 minutes.
- Ready to serve. This sauce really elevates the taste of the chicken.
This recipe also includes two healthy food groups, making it a complete meal. Next, add in the lemon zest and juice, chives, and thyme. Melt remaining tablespoon butter in the skillet. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan, lemon juice and thyme. Remove neck and giblets from chicken.
