Easy Lavender Chicken Breasts

closeup of rosemary, lemon zest and lavender chicken breasts

Serve this simple chicken breast recipe to someone special. Although the recipe couldn't be easier, the complex flavors of herbs and citrus-y spark of lemon zest will make it taste like you slaved all day.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Cooking Style Broiling

Diet and Health gluten-free, low carb, low fat

Ingredient chicken, lavender

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 24

Total Time 29

Servings servings

Calories 209

Author Diane Brown

Ingredients

2 10-oz bone-in skin on, chicken breast halves
1 tbsp fresh rosemary finely minced
1 tbsp fresh lavender flowers finely minced
1 clove garlic finely minced
1 tsp grated lemon zest
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Instructions

Combine rosemary, lavender, garlic, and lemon zest in a small bowl.
Combine lemon juice and olive oil in a second small bowl.
Spread the dry rub under the loosened skin of each chicken breast.*
Make three slashes in the skin of each breast. Brush skin with lemon juice and olive oil mixture. Then season both sides of the chicken with salt and pepper.
Heat broiler and adjust oven rack to lowest position under broiler flame.
Place chicken breasts skin side down on the broiler rack.
Broil chicken on bottom rack until just beginning to brown, about 12 minutes.
Using tongs, turn chicken skin side up and continue to broil for 10 more minutes.
Place broiler pan on highest rack setting until skin begins to brown and crisp, about one minute. (Note that it can burn very easily during this step so do not leave it unattended.)
Remove the chicken from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.

Notes

*If you don't like touching raw chicken, use food-handling gloves while you slide the herbs under the skin. Be sure to distribute the herb rub as evenly as possible to ensure even flavor.

A note on the provided nutrition information

The nutrition information provided has been estimated by an online nutrition calculator and is not a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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