Honey Lemon Chicken Breasts
- 2 bone-in whole chicken breasts (12 to 16 oz. each), split in half and skin removed
- 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh parsley
- 1/4 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 2 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. bouquet sauce
- 4 thin lemon slices
- Score chicken breasts diagonally at 1-inch intervals, in diamond pattern, using a sharp knife.
- Set aside.
- In 9-inch square baking dish, combine remaining ingredients except lemon slices.
- Stir to dissolve sugar.
- Add chicken breasts, scored side down.
- Coat with honey mixture.
- Cover.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Arrange breast halves scored side up on roasting rack, with meaty portions toward outside.
- Cover with wax paper. Microwave at High for 13 to 15 minutes, or until chicken near bone is no longer pink and juices run clear, rotating rack 2 or 3 times and basting with honey mixture once.
- Before serving, garnish with lemon slices.
- Serves 4.
chicken breasts, soy sauce, parsley, honey, lemon juice, brown sugar, bouquet sauce, lemon slices
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=1003926 (may not work)