One Pan Honey Lemon Chicken Asparagus is THE ultimate sheet pan meal, perfect for meal preps or for lunch and dinner!
This One Pan Honey Lemon Chicken is so easy to prepare, its a matter of throwing everything onto a baking sheet and letting the oven do the work for you!
Sheet Pan Chicken
There’s nothing better than only washing one pan! Honey Lemon Chicken is a family favourite, just like this Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken. We’ll cook any piece of chicken with Honey Lemon flavours. So, I wanted to turn that chicken recipe into a beautiful sheet pan meal; one lower in fat and perfect for meal preps to keep our New Years resolutions in tact.
The perfect flavour combination = Honey > Lemon > Garlic > Soy. Combined with the dietary benefits of asparagus.
Some Tips:
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- Use room temperature chicken where possible! They will cook more evenly than refrigerated or cold chicken breasts
- You can substitute chicken thighs if you don’t like breasts
- Don’t like asparagus? Replace them with green beans, broccoli, zucchini, or cauliflower!
- Serve with potatoes or rice. Use the sauce in the pan to drizzle over your chosen side dish
WATCH US MAKE IT RIGHT HERE!
One Pan Honey Lemon Chicken Asparagus
Ingredients
- Olive oil cooking spray
- 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- Salt, to season
- 1/3 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce (optional for added flavour)
- 1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons parsley, fresh chopped, divided
- 1 teaspoon salt, (or more to your tastes)
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper, to taste
- 4 bunches asparagus (37-40 spears), woody ends removed
- 1 lemon, sliced to garnish
Instructions
- Arrange oven shelf to the middle of your oven. Preheat oven 200°C | 400°F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking oil spray. Arrange chicken on the sheet and season with salt; set aside.
- Combine together the lemon juice, honey, soy sauce, garlic, half of the parsley, salt and pepper. Pour three quarters of the honey lemon mixture over the chicken. Arrange the lemon slices over the top. Season with extra salt and pepper, if desired.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Uncover, arrange the asparagus around the chicken. Pour the remaining honey lemon mixture over the asparagus; season the asparagus with salt and pepper. Return to the oven to grill or broil until the chicken is golden and the asparagus is cooked. Garnish with the remaining parsley.
- Serve with a side of rice or potatoes.
Ronda says
Loved it! I used carrots and green beans – added the carrots 10 minutes before the chicken was close to done and the green beans 5 minutes before. I also added some olive oil over the veggies since I didn’t have enough sauce to go over it all. Served it over a bed of quinoa. Printed and saved – will definitely make it again.
Moriah says
I made this tonight with broccoli, squash, zucchini and asparagus!! My boyfriend loved it!
Loobiloo says
Absolutely dead easy, and totally delicious will definitely be making this again.
I didn’t have room for all the asparagus around the chicken so baked it in a separate pan – think it tasted even better for doing it that was because so much juice came out of the chicken.
Served it with vegetable rice, but would also be great with Couscous
Highly recommend as a quick and easy tasty meal.
Karrigan says
Made this for myself tonight as a part of my meal prep. Came out BEAUTIFULLY! I melted butter in the foil lined pan before adding the chicken instead of using cooking spray. It came out juicy and DELICIOUS! Used a bit more lemon juice on the asparagus also. Great recipe and easy to make! Will be making this for my boyfriend soon!
Karina says
Yum yum yum Karrigan! Your description made me hungry lol.
Crissy says
Delicious and super easy! We loved it!
Karina says
Crissy!
Thanks for comment! I am so glad that you loved this. Thanks for following along with me!
Olivia Johnson says
So delicious! And easy to make!
Maureen says
This was very easy to make – I used green beans because that it was I had in the cupboard. I like the fact that the ingredients are those that one normally has on hand.
Dani says
Can someone send me the actual recipe? I see the photo of the chicken and lemons but I can’t find the recipe!!! Thank you!
Karina says
Hi! I’m so sorry about this. It seems to be a technical issue on mobile only and we are working on it right now. The recipes are on desktop if you need them urgently! Hopefully we will have all recipes up again soon! Thank you for your patience! Karina X
Katt says
I made this for supper last night and it was a hit! Very easy too.
Karina says
That is great to hear! I am so glad that you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing!
Dot says
Does this work in a toaster oven? If so, what adjustments have to be made if any?
Karina says
I haven’t tried them in the toaster oven. I am not sure what adjustments have to made if any but that sounds like a great idea! Let me know how it turns out! XOXO
Erin K says
Would it still taste ok without the honey? I can’t have any sugar 🙁
Karina says
It will still taste okay! It may alter the texture and taste but it will be good. Enjoy!
Amy Blum says
I made a mistake and did not read the recipe correctly and took off the foil after 20 minutes despite the fact that the chicken still was not cooked thoroughly. I had also not broiled. Yet, it came out well.
Lauren says
How long do you broil after putting asparagus in? I made this tonight and it was delicious, but chicken was a little dry and didn’t seem to absorb the yummy sauce – wondering if I cooked it too long?
Karina says
Oh no, I am sorry hun! I usually broil for about 3-5 minutes for the asparagus to warm up and get cooked to softness.
Laura says
How long do you cook after adding asparagus?
Kayla says
Wanted something yummy for this new year. This was a hit the whole family loved it.
Kayla says
Wanted to try something new this new year and this was a hit!!! My whole family loved it. Thanks for existing.
Stephanie says
Made this for dinner yesterday. Although the flavors were different than we are used to, it was very tasty.
Sharon says
How do you prevent the sauce from burning on the pan!
Lindsay says
My fiance and I made this last night…..SOOO GOOD. Will become a staple in our house.
Karina says
I’m so happy to hear that Lindsay! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback!
Avadah Ruth says
This dish is delicious, of course I added my own spices and included cubes potatoes, but great flavor. Thumbs up!
Karina says
Thank you Avadah!
Lidia Muresan says
My sauce burned!! ?. Guess this recipe didn’t work for me
Angela says
I cooked my asparagus for 8 to 10 min turned out awesome!
Jennifer says
This has turned into a weekly request at our house! So easy to pull this recipe together and the ingredients are staples I already have on hand.
Tara says
sounds delicious… are the calories correct? Seems very high.
Nikki says
I made this last night and my hubby absolutely LOVED it! Thank you so much for posting this recipe!!
Taylor says
After baking for 20 mins how long do you bake with the asparagus?
Lisa says
We have an asparagus patch and it’s in season. I’ve been looking for different ways to cook it since we eat it most every night. I made this recipe last night. Didn’t have lemons on hand so I substituted limes. It was fabulous! Hubby was raving over dinner! Looking forward to trying it with lemons. Thanks for sharing a great recipe!
Kimbre says
We made this tonight, but we didn’t have lemon juice on hand, so we substituted lemon sorbet and it was AMAZING!!
sheena says
This looks yummy. How long do you cook it after adding the asparagus to the dish?
Maria Cooper says
I never tried asparagus before, but after reading your recipe I kinda have to now. Sounds so delicious! Thank you so much for posting it, I love all your recipes!
Desiree says
I made this last night! I made mine with green beans and served with rice. So easy and so yummy!
Bethany @ athletic avocado says
Don’t you love just throwing everything on a pan and being able to eat a fantastic, satisfying dinner? This chicken looks so flavorful and crowd-pleasing!
Melissa @Insiderthekitchen.com says
I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious!! My whole family liked it even my husband who isn’t a veggie person!!
Trevor says
Very TASTY recipes here. Highly recommended.