Lemon & Honey Chicken Traybake Recipe
Bright, comforting and wonderfully simple, this Lemon & Honey Chicken Traybake is the kind of recipe that supports you on busy days when you still want to eat well. Juicy chicken thighs roast with fresh lemon, garlic and a spoonful of Just Bee, creating a dish that feels nourishing, balanced and full of flavour with very little effort.
For this recipe, we especially recommend Just Bee Vitality Honey. Infused with ginseng and B vitamins, it adds a gentle citrus lift that enhances the lemon while bringing a subtle, rounded sweetness to the dish. It is an easy way to turn everyday cooking into a small moment of natural wellbeing.
Ideal for midweek dinners, yet lovely enough to serve when friends pop round, this is wholesome food made simple. Just prepare, roast and let the oven do the rest.
Ingredients
(serves 4)
• 6–8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
• 2 lemons, one sliced and one juiced
• 3 garlic cloves, lightly crushed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons Just Bee Vitality Honey
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or a few fresh sprigs
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Optional additions:
• A handful of baby potatoes or red onion wedges
• Fresh parsley for garnish
Method
1. Preheat the Oven:
Heat your oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Line a large roasting tray with parchment paper for easy clean up.
2. Prepare the Chicken:
Arrange the chicken thighs in the tray, skin side up. Tuck the lemon slices and crushed garlic around them.
3. Make the Glaze:
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, Just Bee Vitality Honey, thyme, salt and pepper until smooth and glossy.
4. Coat and Roast:
Spoon the glaze evenly over the chicken, ensuring each piece is well coated. Roast for 35 to 45 minutes, until golden and cooked through with lightly crisp skin. Baste once during cooking if you like for extra depth of flavour.
5. Serve and Enjoy:
Allow to rest for a few minutes before serving. Spoon over the pan juices and scatter with fresh parsley if using.
This Lemon & Honey Chicken Traybake is beautifully balanced, zesty, lightly sweet and deeply comforting. The bright notes from Vitality Honey lift the whole dish, helping you create something that tastes good and feels good too.
Serve with steamed greens, fluffy rice or warm crusty bread to soak up the golden juices.
Simple. Natural. Everyday wellness, made delicious. 🍋✨
13 comments
Made this so simple but packed with flavour this is going on my regular cook list
Linda Bailey
Just love just beehive.
But I would like a wee discounts and again please, I seem to miss them . Thanks in anticipation JD.
Janette Devlin
I’m going to try this on the BBQ see what happens
Gary Jones
Does not sound that simple. Sounds rather messy using thighs which have skin and bone in. Much prefer chicken breasts without skin and bone. much easier to deal with.
Julia Cosgrove
I live on my own, but I still tried this recipe out and I thought it was absolutely great. I enjoyed every mouthful. I know the honey, maybe shouldn’t have gone in it because I’m on a diet. But what the heck is a Sunday
Alice Barlow
Great recipe thank you can’t wait to try it;
Marie wright
Thank you
Vipulkumar
Sounds delicious 😋
Lisa
In order to avoid basting layer ingredients in a roastbag; when ready one only needs to slit the bag for contents.
P C R Jeffroy
Couldn’t have come at a better time:- tray of chicken thighs in fridge, most of other ingredients (well, vital ones) to hand.
Carer coming with just enough time available to prepare this
Will need to use lemon/ginger honey as alternative flavour, or Valencia orange?
Krysia Smith (aka Christina)
Would be great if you created a downloadable free e-book with recipes for your honey, healthy from breakfast,lunch,dinner ,dressings ,puddings and drinks
Nettie
Good morning
What a lovely interesting newsletter. Love the traybake recipe will try it out. I must have missed the one where you asked for feedback, so can i say that my absolute favourite so far is the strawberry and cream, but i think it was only available at christmas time, am i right? Also a few more ‘special offers’ would be appreciated. I have so many people now eating your hunny, i gave some out as presents at Christmas too, even my daughter is eating it, after she made such a song and dance about her ‘just buy it from the supermarket’ remark 😆….. another convert!
I did buy the big round mug but i broke the handle off, so need to replace it when it’s on offer! I do agree stronger flavours would be nice! Thank you for a great product!
Joan houckham
Yummy recipe and many congratulations on your anniversary. I’ll always buy your honey and you can’t beat any of your products.
Keep going
Much respect
Mary x 🐝
Mary Hartley-Brown
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