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Limoncello Chicken

Marla Hingley
A fantastic lemon sweet & sticky dish!
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 portions chicken breasts, thighs, legs

Marinade

  • ¾ cup limoncello
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp rosemary
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tsp green jalapeno pepper finely chopped
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ Tbsp honey

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together all the marinade ingredients until smooth. Set aside 1/4 -1/2 cup of the marinade to make finishing sauce.
  • Pour remaining marinade into a covered dish (or Zip-Loc bag) and add chicken pieces. Marinate in fridge for 4-5 hours.
  • Discard marinade and sear chicken in a hot oiled skillet on both sides, then cover and continue cooking until no longer pink, turning chicken as needed. Transfer to a plate.
  • Pour reserved marinade into skillet and bring to a boil and reduce until just starts to thicken. Due to its high sugar content (from the limoncello and honey) mixture will quickly turn into hard candy if reduced too much.
  • Return chicken to skillet and toss with sauce to thoroughly coat.
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