Chicken and Carrots with Rosemary and Lemon Sauce is a delicious combination of baked chicken with a quick rosemary lemon sauce to pour over the carrots.
Jump to RecipeOne of our goals has been to work more vegetables into our meals. When I found a recipe idea for Chicken with Lemon Butter Carrots, I had to try it. Carrots are one of the few vegetables we all agree on. I changed a few things in the recipe while I was cooking, as I usually do. Now, with those changes, it’s Chicken and Carrots with Rosemary and Lemon Sauce.
Yes, that’s a long title. Even so, I like when the name accurately describes the meal. It makes it much easier to know what you are making.
I’ve also been liking rosemary, so we wanted to use that for this recipe. It goes really well with lemon on the carrots.
The original recipe called for steam-in-bag carrots, but I don’t like that. The idea of microwaving in a plastic bag makes me cringe. Instead, I used fresh carrots and steamed them myself.
The boys, who usually love carrots, were unsure about cooked carrots. They didn’t like that they were so soft because they have fun making them crunch and pop. After a bit of coaxing, we got them to eat a few carrots.
Step by Step
Preheat the oven to 325F. Use a steamer to steam the fresh carrots for about 15 minutes, until they are soft.
Meanwhile, in a shallow bowl, beat the egg. Place the panko in another bowl.
Dip the chicken in the egg then cover with the panko.
Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large cast-iron or oven-proof pan. Cook the chicken until it’s browned on the outside, about 3-5 minutes per side.
Remove the pan from the heat and place it in the preheated oven. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
While the chicken bakes, prepare the lemon butter sauce. In a small skillet, over medium-high heat, warm 1 tbsp of oil. Add the green onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in the chicken broth, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Bring it to a simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 3-5 minutes. Whisk in the butter, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
Pour the lemon butter mixture over the carrots to serve alongside the baked chicken to make Chicken and Carrots with Rosemary and Lemon Sauce.
Recipe
Originally Published On: July 8, 2019
Chicken and Carrots with Rosemary and Lemon Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb carrots
- 1 egg
- 1 cup panko
- 1 lb chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup green onions (sliced)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F
- Use a steamer to steam the fresh carrots for about 15 minutes, until they are soft
- Meanwhile, in a shallow bowl, beat the egg
- Place the panko in another bowl
- Dip the chicken in the egg then cover with the panko
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large cast-iron or oven-proof pan
- Cook the chicken until it’s browned on the outside, about 3-5 minutes per side
- Remove the pan from the heat and place it in the preheated oven
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through
- While the chicken bakes, prepare the lemon butter sauce
- In a small skillet, over medium-high heat, warm 1 tbsp of oil
- Add the green onion and cook until soft, about 3 minutes, stirring frequently
- Stir in the chicken broth, lemon zest, and lemon juice
- Bring it to a simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 3-5 minutes
- Whisk in the butter, rosemary, salt, and pepper
- Pour the lemon butter mixture over the carrots to serve alongside the baked chicken
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Hello,
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Thank you, I’m so glad you found me! We try to do easy and mostly healthy recipes as much as possible. I hope you find other recipes to try!
omg I love carrots!! its my favorite vegetable. I don’t get why a lot of my friends hate the taste of carrots. the combination of carrots and chicken sounds delicious, definitely need to try that
I have to have a lot of seasonings on the carrots to eat them, but I will. My boys love carrots so we eat them a lot with our meals.
I love how easy it is. My daughter would definitely love this recipe I will try it soon. Thank you so much for sharing.
Awesome, I hope she likes it!
I love the combination taste of chicken and carrots. Most of my home cooked chicken recipes, I will add carrots to it. But I have never tried it with rosemary. I need to give this recipe a try.
You should definitely try rosemary on them next time. The flavors meld together so well!
I plan on grilling a whole chicken this week and this carrot dish would make the perfect side. We have rosemary growing in our herb garden and carrots in the fridge, I can’t wait to try this recipe.
How perfect! I don’t have it growing in my herb garden right now so had to use storebought but I bet it would taste so much better with fresh herbs.
What a satisfying meal combo! It’s simple just also flavorful (or so it seems since I am not actually eating it right now). I could see this pleasing a lot of palettes in my house! 🙂
Rosemary is an herb that I don’t use very often, but it worked so well on the carrots. Definitely very flavorful.
I was just looking for something healthy to have tonight and this looks like the perfect healthy option! Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe!
I felt like it was such a great combination and felt very healthy as well.
I love how convenient it is to make. I think my husband would love this! It looks delicious and it’s a perfect healthy recipe for us.
It was such an easy recipe to make and so delicious.
I use rosemary herbs in my haircare masks, didn’t know that I can use it this way as well 😍 I am definitely going to try this recipe now!
Hah, and I would have never thought about using them for haircare masks! So cool that there are different ways to use the herbs.
This looks amazing! We eat tons of chicken in our house and carrots are one of my toddlers favorite veggies. I am going to try this out soon.
Sounds like a great recipe for your family, then!
We have been trying to add vegetables to our recipe as well. This looks delicious and we need to try it.
It was a great way to get some delicious vegetables into a meal for all of us.
Cooked carrots are my husbands absolute favorites, and I really don’t make them enough. These look absolutely delightful — plus I’ve got a Rosemary plant that’s ready to be harvested. The chicken looks absolutely amazing too! Love these types of home-cooked meals. 🙂
I wish we had rosemary growing in the herb garden, it would be so great fresh!
I love carrots and eat them all of the time! Rosemary is one of my favorite seasonings so this recipe is perfect!
My boys love carrots, but won’t always eat them cooked. I don’t cook with Rosemary often, but after how much we all liked this one I will be adding it more soon!