Garlic-Roasted Chicken with Sicilian Lemon Balsamic Glaze
Garlic and lemon are the pairing that never lets chicken down — savory, bright, and endlessly comforting. Here, chicken breasts roast under garlic oil and lemon rounds, then get brushed again and again with a honeyed lemon-balsamic glaze until they turn glossy and deeply flavored. It's weeknight-sim
By North Conway Olive Oil Company
Ingredient Spotlight. Our Garlic Infused Olive Oil is mellow and savory, giving the chicken a roasted-garlic depth without a single clove to mince. Our Sicilian Lemon White Balsamic Vinegar reduces with honey into a bright, tangy glaze that clings to every piece.
Ingredients
- Chicken: 4–6 chicken breasts · 2 Tbsp Garlic Infused Olive Oil · sea salt and black pepper · sliced lemon rounds, for garnish · prepared lemon balsamic glaze, divided
- Lemon balsamic glaze: ½ cup Sicilian Lemon White Balsamic Vinegar · ¼ cup honey · zest of 1 lemon · sea salt and pepper · ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs, for serving
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F and lightly grease a baking dish. Pat the chicken dry, set it in the dish, and brush each piece with the Garlic Infused Olive Oil. Season both sides with salt and pepper and lay a lemon round on each.
- Roast 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze: bring the honey to a boil in a small saucepan and cook 5 minutes until deep gold. Lower the heat and slowly stir in the Sicilian Lemon White Balsamic Vinegar, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Simmer 10–15 minutes, whisking often, until syrupy.
- Brush the chicken with glaze, flip and brush again, and return to the oven 10–15 minutes, brushing every 5 minutes, until cooked through (total 30–40 minutes).
- Rest 5 minutes under loose foil, then drizzle with the reserved glaze, scatter with fresh herbs, and garnish with lemon rounds.
Chef's Notes
- Watch the honey closely as it boils — you want deep gold, not scorched.
- Reserve a few spoonfuls of unbrushed glaze so the final drizzle stays clean.
Make It Yours
- Brush the chicken with our Rosemary Fused Olive Oil instead for a piney, herbal turn.
Allergens: none.
Garlic and Sicilian lemon are a shop-favorite duo — come taste them together.
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