Easy Honey Lime Chicken is the ultimate go-to recipe for juicy, flavorful baked chicken breasts. Ready in less than 30 minutes, this dish is a perfect balance of sweet and tangy, making it a family favorite. Plus, it’s a low-carb meal everyone will love!

Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts Low Carb Recipe
Easy Honey Lime Chicken Recipe

Easy Honey Lime Chicken

This honey lime chicken recipe is SO EASY, super juicy, and even so good that my picky son loved them. WINNING!  I’m happy to get back into a routine of cooking family meals.

With so many of my kid’s activities at night, I needed another quick and easy baked chicken recipe that would be done in 30 minutes or less.

These honey lime chicken breasts turned out so perfect and will definitely be on my meal plan list from now on. Add this simple baked chicken recipe to your week and you’ll see what I’m talking about!

While the chicken is baking, you can make rice and steamed vegetables for the perfect weeknight meal. I also think this flavorful honey lime chicken would be perfect for sandwiches or salads as well.

Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts Recipe in less than 30 minutes.
Tender Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts

How do you make baked chicken soft and juicy?

There are several key factors to making these Honey Lime Chicken Breasts so flavorful and juicy.

When I’m in a hurry I will often cook chicken breasts in a skillet on the stove, but often that makes my chicken a little tough or dry, especially if you accidentally over cook it!

With this simple baked chicken recipe, you’ll never have that problem. The meat comes out of the oven super moist and easy to slice.

Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts Recipe in less than 30 minutes. Perfect low carb dinner!

Look at how delicious this baked chicken looks after slicing into it! We love the sweet, sour, and savory flavors mixed together. I’m really addicted to this easy low-carb baked chicken recipe, and I bet you will be too!

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Just follow this simple recipe tip to have no more dry chicken and a gorgeous, flavorful meal in minutes!

Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts Recipe in less than 30 minutes.

How Do You Get Baked Chicken to Brown?

Brown the chicken for a few minutes on each side in a skillet before placing into the oven. This gives your chicken a beautiful caramelized look and helps enhance the flavor during baking.

Searing your meat will also kill off any unwanted bacteria sitting on the surface.

What is the best dish to bake chicken in the oven?

I like to use a cast-iron skillet. If you don’t have one, use any kind of oven safe pan that will work for your stove top as well.

If you don’t have any kind of dish that is both stove top and oven safe, use a regular skillet then transfer the chicken breasts into your favorite baking dish for the oven. 

Of course, you don’t need to brown your meat before baking, but I really love how much more appetizing it looks and the depth of flavor is a bonus!

Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts is an easy dinner made in less than 30 minutes. Easy low carb baked chicken recipe.

 

What temperature should chicken be cooked to in the oven?

For this chicken recipe the oven should be at 425 degrees.

How long does it take to bake chicken?

Bake chicken in the oven for 15-18 minutes or until cooked all the way through. Your meat thermometer should read 165°. If your dish is not oven safe, you can place chicken into a casserole baking dish before putting in the oven.

Honey Lime Baked Chicken Breasts - Easy Low Carb Dinner Recipe

Bake Flavorful Honey Lime Chicken

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Honey Lime Chicken

Easy Honey Lime Chicken is the ultimate go-to recipe for juicy, flavorful baked chicken breasts. Ready in less than 30 minutes, this dish is a perfect balance of sweet and tangy, making it a family favorite.
Total Time25 minutes
Yield: 4
Author: Amy Locurto
Calories: 249kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or grapeseed oil if you prefer
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • ½ tablespoon gluten-free or low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
  • 4 lime slices

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425°
  • Add olive oil, garlic, honey, lime juice, soy sauce, salt, pepper and chicken breasts to a large zipper bag or bowl and toss together.
  • Lightly coat a baking dish or skillet that is oven and stovetop safe with oil and place the chicken breasts into the dish.
  • Brown the chicken breasts over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side.
  • Remove from heat and add a large spoonful of marinade over each chicken breast.
  • Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes or until cooked all the way through (meat thermometer should read 165°). If your dish is not oven safe, place chicken into a casserole baking dish before putting in the oven.
  • Remove from oven, top each chicken breast with lime wedges and parsley.
  • Cover the dish with foil for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

NOTE: Extra virgin olive oil should not smoke in an oven at this oven temperature and with this short amount of baking time, but you can use grapeseed oil or omit the olive oil if you prefer. Grapeseed oil has a higher smoking point than EVOO.
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Course: dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: baked chicken, chicken, chicken dinner, dinner, easy recipe, honey baked chicken, lean and green, low carb, main dish, one pan dinner

Nutrition

Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 491mg | Potassium: 519mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg

Originally published on August 16, 2018 – Updated 2025

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  2. 1 star
    cooking it on a pan at medium high burned the chicken and putting it in the oven created a room full of smoke. donโ€™t try this

  3. Thanks for this

  4. No, you don’t have to cover the chicken in the oven.

  5. Havenโ€™t made this yet, but I wondered if the chicken should be covered while baking in the oven?

  6. Anamika Khan says:

    5 stars
    Yummmm! I love this idea!

  7. 5 stars
    Very flavorful! Iโ€™ve made it 4 times – easy, quick, Juicy & delicious!!

  8. Any time changes when baking split breasts instead please?

  9. Stephanie says:

    5 stars
    So delicious! Loved the lime flavor, it was perfect!

  10. 5 stars
    The flavor of this is just amazing! I love how tender the chicken comes out!

  11. 5 stars
    I know what I will be having for dinner tonight; this looks amazing!

  12. 5 stars
    I am adding this to our menu!! We love chicken recipes & this looks & sounds so tasty!!

  13. 5 stars
    The lime gives this dish such nice color. It sounds like the perfect type of recipe for a busy fall evening.

  14. 5 stars
    Foolproof!!! Iโ€™ve never been able to cook chicken without it being too dry until I tried your recipe! I love it!!!!

  15. color switch says:

    5 stars
    Just with the simple way I could have had a great meal to eat. Thank you for sharing the way.

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