Best 10 Honey Rosemary Chicken Recipes

ROAST CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY, LEMON, AND HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large roasting pan with 3/4 of rosemary sprigs. Place chickens on top.
• Whisk 1/2 cup oil, lemon juice, and honey in a small bowl to blend. Using your hands and beginning at the neck end of chicken, gently lift skin away from breast. Under skin of each chicken, rub 1/4 cup lemon mixture into meat. Drizzle remaining lemon mixture all over outside of chickens.
• Place 1 lemon half and 1 shallot inside each chicken cavity; stuff with remaining rosemary sprigs, dividing equally. Season chickens all over with salt and pepper. Place remaining shallots around chickens; arrange 4 lemon rounds on top of each chicken. Drizzle shallots and lemon rounds with remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
• Roast chickens, basting frequently with pan juices, for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425°F and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F and skin is deep golden and crispy, about 10 minutes longer.
• Spoon pan juices over chickens, shallots, and lemon slices and serve in roasting pan.

HONEY & ROSEMARY FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash chicken and pat dry.
• Mix flour with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Dip chicken in seasoned flour, then buttermilk, then seasoned flour again. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat oil to 325°F over medium-high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, beginning with the dark meat. Keeping oil at 325°F, cook each side for 5 to 6 minutes covered and then 5 to 6 minutes uncovered, for a total cooking time of 20 to 24 minutes. Drain chicken on a wire rack.
• To serve, drizzle Honey Rosemary Glaze over chicken, if desired.
• For Honey Rosemary Glaze: In a small saucepan, combine honey, butter, and rosemary. Cook over low heat on stovetop until butter has melted. Stir to combine.
• Chef's note: Use more flour to offset salt. Also, be sure you only "warm" honey--don't let it get hot enough to boil! I used chicken tenders (see photo).

HONEY-ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• For marinade, in a small bowl combine honey, olive oil, mustard, garlic, rosemary, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in a resealable plastic bag.
• Pour marinade over chicken.
• Seal bag; turn to coat chicken.
• Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
• Drain chicken, reserving marinade.
• Place chicken on grill rack.
• Cover and gril 15 to 18 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, brushing once with reserved marinade halfway through grilling.
• Discard any remaining marinade.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH LEMON, HONEY AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Line a large roasting pan with 3/4 of rosemary sprigs. Place chickens on top.
• Whisk 1/2 cup oil, lemon juice, and honey in a small bowl to blend. Using your hands and beginning at the neck end of chicken, gently lift skin away from breast. Under skin of each chicken, rub 1/4 cup lemon mixture into meat. Drizzle remaining lemon mixture all over outside of chickens.
• Place 1 lemon half and 1 shallot inside each chicken cavity; stuff with remaining rosemary sprigs, dividing equally. Season chickens all over with salt and pepper. Place remaining shallots around chickens; arrange 4 lemon rounds on top of each chicken. Drizzle shallots and lemon rounds with remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
• Roast chickens, basting frequently with pan juices, for 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 425°F and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165°F and skin is deep golden and crispy, about 10 minutes longer.
• Spoon pan juices over chickens, shallots, and lemon slices and serve in roasting pan.

HONEY ROSEMARY CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first four ingredients. Pour 1/3 cup marinade into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade., Drain and discard marinade from chicken. On eight metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread chicken, vegetables and pineapple. , Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill kabobs, covered, over low heat for 9-11 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade.

HONEY MUSTARD ROSEMARY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Combine Mustard Rub ingredients in a small bowl then use fingers to massage and coat chicken rubbing both sides and under skin.
• Whisk together the Honey Mustard sauce; Dijon and whole grain mustard, honey and chicken stock. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in an oven proof skillet over med/high heat. Add chicken, skin side down, and sear both sides for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
• Place potatoes in skillet and sprinkle with salt, pepper and dried rosemary.
• Bake seasoned potatoes( in same skillet) for 18-20 minutes until easily pierced with a fork.
• Remove skillet from oven, and add chicken back to skillet to combine with potatoes.
• Drizzle honey mustard sauce over the the thighs. Be generous! Add fresh rosemary sprigs.
• Place skillet back in oven and roast for 25-30 minutes until chicken is completely cooked through with internal temp of 175 degrees F.
• Remove from oven, garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve.

CHICKEN LEGS WITH HONEY AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the barbecue (setting the burners to hig) or preheat oven to 400°F / 200°C with the rack in the middle position.
• For the BBQ -Place each chicken leg on a double sheet of foil.
• Top each chciken piece with some honey and a rosemary sprig. Season with salt and pepper.
• Lift the edges of the sheets of foil and crimp them together to form a tightly sealed packet. Your chicken will have a double layer of foil.
• Grill until the chicken is cooked and the meat falls from the bone- approx 15 minutes per side.
• Oven Method -- Arrange the chicken (not wrapped in foil) on a baking sheet and cook for about 45 minutes.

ROASTED ORANGE ROSEMARY HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and place in a large glass or plastic bowl.
• Whisk together honey, orange juice, butter, rosemary, orange zest, and garlic. Pour orange mixture over chicken; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place chicken legs in a single layer in a roasting pan; pour orange mixture over chicken.
• Roast for 30 minutes in the preheated oven; reduce temperature to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Baste chicken with pan juices every 20 minutes until chicken is a deep orange brown color, no longer pink at the bone, and juices run clear, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH ROSEMARY HONEY BUTTER.

Steps:

• Rosemary Honey Butter--Mix all ingredients in blender till smooth.
• Chicken--Pound chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4" thick.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Brush chicken well with Rosemary Honey Butter.
• Grill until well-browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes, brushing occasionally with Rosemary Honey Butter.
• Using only what you need to keep chicken basted.
• Refrigerate left over butter for biscuits, rolls, other bread or for grilled pork or fish.

HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic powder, rosemary, salt, and pepper; simmer until flavors combine, about 1 minute. Stir in honey; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Dip chicken into sauce, 1 piece at a time, until coated. Place chicken on a 9x13-inch baking pan; pour remaining sauce over chicken.
• Bake chicken in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from oven; immediately turn over chicken with tongs to coat the top with sauce.