19 Easy Lemon Chicken Recipes

Lemon Chicken Recipes – Our easy lemon chicken recipes shine with a sunny, tangy zing. From chicken breast to chicken thighs, grilled, roasted or slow-cooked, these lemon-flavored chicken recipes pack a ton of flavor. Try our garlic lemon chicken thighs with green beans or butter lemon chicken breast with asparagus, they’re all fantastic. And as a bonus, most of these lemon chicken dishes are ready in 30 minutes. Enjoy!

by Sidney Yang

Sidney Yang

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Updated Jul 25, 2022

1. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet

This one-skillet Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken recipe is a snap to fix. The chicken thighs and green beans are cooked with lemon garlic butter sauce in the same pan. So addicting!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

2. Garlic Lemon Chicken Thighs

This grilled boneless skinless chicken thighs recipe will be your new dinner routine! Marinated and seared chicken thighs come out perfectly juicy and tender every time.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Crock Pot Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs

This Crockpot chicken thighs recipe is easy and delicious, with outstanding flavors!
Cooking time: 240 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

4. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Lemon Asparagus

This chicken bites and asparagus recipe is a winner for dinnertime. So much flavor and so easy to throw together!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

5. Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Breasts

These Instant Pot lemon garlic chicken breasts are ready in 30 minutes - Perfect for busy weeknights!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

6. Cowboy Butter Chicken with Zucchini Noodles (15-Minute)

Easy and delicious butter chicken recipe with zucchini noodles - You'll want to sip the sauce by the spoon!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Baked Chicken Bites with Asparagus

These oven-baked chicken bites recipe with asparagus are quick to make and don’t require any frying. The chicken bites are so juicy, tender, and delicious you’ll eat them hot right off the sheet pan!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Grilled Chicken Breasts with Lemon Garlic

Make the juiciest grilled chicken skewers with this easy chicken recipe. These grilled chicken breasts kabobs are made with marinated chicken and served with crisp asparagus for a complete low-carb, Keto-friendly dinner!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

9. Baked Chicken in Foil with Asparagus and Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce

These baked garlic butter chicken foil packets are just so easy and so delicious!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

10. Lemon Garlic Baked Chicken Thighs

Juicy tender baked chicken thighs are so easy to make with only a handful of ingredients and just one pan! Try our baked chicken thighs recipe asap!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

11. Roasted Lemon Garlic Butter SpatchCock Chicken

This roasted spatchcock chicken is crisp and juicy at the same time.
Cooking time: 35 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

12. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Zucchini Noodles Skillet

So much flavor and so easy to throw together! This skillet chicken recipe with zucchini noodles will make your weeknight way easier.
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

13. Garlic Butter Chicken Bites with Zucchini Noodles

These delicious chicken bites recipe is so juicy and tender you'll eat them hot right off the pan!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

14. One-Pan Lemon Butter Chicken with Asparagus

A delicious, bright lemon butter chicken recipe with Asparagus for a Spring dinner.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

15. Baked Chicken Breasts with Lemon & Veggies

These baked chicken breasts make a healthy, nourishing dinner prepared in just one pan.
Cooking time: 40 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

16. Garlic Lemon Chicken Breasts with Green Beans

These pan-seared chicken breasts need less than 30 minutes to make from scratch!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

17. Best Oven-Baked Chicken

Tender and juicy oven baked chicken thighs are easy to make in one pan. The perfect weeknight or weekend recipe! Low-carb and Keto approved!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

18. Sheet Pan Garlic Butter Chicken and Asparagus

These baked chicken thighs make the perfect one pan dish for a weeknight.
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

19. Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Tenders Recipe

The best chicken tenders recipe ever! You'll make this chicken tenders recipe with green beans recipe at least once a week when you realize how much everyone loves it!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

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