Lunch: Baked Honey-Garlic Chicken

Recipe by Lindsay Funston Need an easy dinner tonight? This super-simple recipes glazes chicken breasts in a delicious sauce of soy sauce, honey, and lime juice.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Chicken Breast, Sesame Seeds, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Baked Honey-Garlic Chicken

Skinless chicken breast is an excellent source of the protein, as its contains 21 grams of protein for every 100 grams of breast. Additionally, chicken contains ample amounts of vitamin B6, which serves a vital function in helping to reduce the stressors that cause PCOS. Vitamin B6 help keeps your hormones at balanced levels, which is very helpful for those seeking to stem the flow of excessive testosterone and androgen Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1/4 c. low-sodium soy sauce
3 tbsp. honey
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp. sriracha
2 tbsp. sesame oil
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
Sesame seeds, for garnish
Scallions, for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Make glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together soy sauce, honey, garlic, lime juice, Sriracha, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, and cornstarch.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. In an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Sear chicken and let cook until golden, 4 minutes, then flip and let cook 4 minutes more. Pour over glaze and transfer to oven.
Bake until chicken is cooked through, 25 minutes. Heat broiler.
Spoon glaze over chicken and broil 2 minutes. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds.

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