Honey Lemon Chicken and Green Beans

When you combine honey, lemon, chicken & green beans it gives you a flavorful, yet simple dish you can easily whip up at anytime. Four main ingredients with the help of a few other pantry staples creates a meal the whole family is guaranteed to love.

Prep:
20
minutes
Cook:
20
minutes
TOtal:
40
minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Lbs. Filleted Chicken Breasts
  • 1 Cup honey
  • 1/4 Cup lemon juice + lemon slices
  • 1/2 Cup chicken broth
  • 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
  • 1 TBSP minced garlic
  • 4 TBSP Olive oil
  • 3 TBSP cold butter (right from the fridge)
  • 1/2 Cup flour (for chicken) + 1/2 TBSP sifted flour for sauce
  • 1 TSP salt
  • 1/2 TSP black pepper
  • 1 12 Oz bag Green beans, cut in 2 inch pieces
  • Steamed white jasmine rice, for serving with (optional)

Instructions

  1. Mix your flour, salt and black pepper in a bowl. Set aside.
  2. If your chicken breasts are not filleted, filet them so they are thinner and cook faster. Then, cut in half. NOTE: so, you should have 2 pieces of chicken per 1 filleted breast.
  3. Dip your chicken breasts in your flour mixture and shake any excess off. Set on a plate and continue this process until all chicken breasts are covered in flour. Set plate aside.
  4. Make the honey lemon sauce. Place honey, lemon juice, chicken broth, apple cider vinegar and minced garlic in a bowl. Whisk until smooth and everything is mixed well. Set aside.
  5. Cut your green beans in 2 inch pieces. Place in a bowl and set aside.
  6. Heat a pan over medium heat, pour 2 TBSP olive oil in the pan and heat over medium heat. Once hot, add your flour covered chicken breasts. Cook on each side for 3-4 minutes. NOTE: if the chicken breasts are thicker, cook a bit longer until no longer pink in the middle.
  7. Heat your cast iron or another pan sprayed with non-stick spray over medium heat. Once hot, pour your sauce in, bring to a boil. Once boiling lower heat to medium low. Add your cold butter and melt. Using a whisk whisk sauce to mix everything together.
  8. Sift in 1/2 TBSP flour and whisk again to mix and thicken the sauce.
  9. Next, add your green beans and lemon wheels and cook for 5-7 minutes uncovered over medium low heat NOTE: make sure sauce is simmering and bubbly and green beans should be vibrant and crisp.
  10. Then, add your chicken breasts and cook for another 2-3 minutes spooning the sauce over the chicken.
  11. When done, remove from heat and serve immediately. Serve with white rice.
  12. ENJOY!