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Low-Sodium Lemony Baked Chicken Breast

Here's how you make Low-Sodium Lemony Baked Chicken Breast
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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 90m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock (unsalted)
  • 1/4 cup lemon curd
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon zest (or zest of half a lemon)
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper (salt-free lemon pepper, plus a dash)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Mrs. Dash seasoning (Onion and Herb)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Mrs. Dash Extra Spicy seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 12 ounces boneless-skinless chicken breasts (two 6 oz breasts)
  • Lemon slices (1/4" slices of half a fresh lemon, 2 for each chicken breast)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°F

  • Step 2: In a medium-sized bowl, mix chicken stock, lemon curd, lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper, Mrs. Dash Onion and Herb, Mrs. Dash Extra Spicy seasoning, dried thyme and minced garlic. Nuke in microwave for 1 minute to soften the lemon curd. Then whisk till well blended. Set aside.

  • Step 3: Prepare a baking dish by spraying with non-stick spray. Put chicken breasts in a zip closure bag and pound to equal thickness. Place them in the baking dish. Sprinkle each breast with the pinch of lemon pepper and place lemon slices on top of each breast.

  • Step 4: Pour chicken stock mixture over chicken and in the pan. Cover with foil.

  • Step 5: Place in preheated 350°F oven on center rack. Bake 60 minutes. Then remove foil and baste chicken with the lemony liquid. Spoon the honey over the chicken breasts. Continue to bake uncovered for 30 more minutes.

  • Step 6: Serve and spoon the lemon sauce over. You also can eat the lemon slices as they will have softened and gotten sweet.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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