This Lemon Artichoke Chicken Recipe is an easy, healthy one pan dinner the whole family will love! Serve it over pasta or rice! This healthy chicken recipe is paleo, and gluten free. Made with simple ingredients like chicken, artichoke hearts, and lemon juice, it’s quick to make and tastes amazing!
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When you’re looking for a weeknight dinner that tastes fancy but actually is secretly simple and quick to make… this lemon artichoke chicken is for you!
Lemon, artichoke hearts, and chicken get cooked together in a flavorful, dreamy sauce. Served over pasta, cauliflower rice, or risotto..the options are endless and no matter how you dish it out it’s delicious.
I’m a big proponent of ANY easy one pan dinners that taste amazing.. and this is without a doubt one of those types of meals. The chicken with artichoke hearts and lemon just goes perfectly together for a light and fresh meal, that despite not being that pretty, it tastes amazing!
Lemon Chicken Artichoke Recipe
I first made this recipe about 8 years ago, after buying *WAY* too many lemons (Lemon Blueberry Bread, Healthy Honey Mint Lemonade, and Healthy Lemon Basil Vinaigrette are just a few of the recipes that were born out of that week… all of which are SO good!)
Even though this recipe was a total ‘clean out the fridge’ meal – it has become one of our favorites. It’s simple but comforting, and SO full of flavor.
Chicken Artichoke Recipe Ingredients
To make this recipe you’ll need:
- olive oil
- chicken breasts
- salt, pepper
- canned artichoke hearts (halved)
- lemon juice/zest (we love this citrus juicer)
- chicken broth
- thyme and white wine
A citrus juicer and citrus zester will also be helpful!
The wine is optional but recommended. I’ve also included substitutions for you below!
How to Make Lemon Artichoke Chicken
Making this Healthy Chicken Artichoke dinner is simple.
- Sear your chicken breasts until they’re browned on each side. while the chicken is cooking, mix together your sauce.
- Once the chicken is cooked add the sauce and let it simmer.
- Add your artichoke hearts, simmer for a few more minutes – and you’ll be ready to eat!
The dish takes about 30 minutes start to finish.
Substitutions for Lemon Chicken with Artichokes
To make paleo/ whole30: If you’re doing a Whole 30 or are strict paleo you could omit the wine from this sauce and it will still taste amazing!
Artichoke Chicken Thighs: You can use chicken tenders or boneless/bone in chicken thighs in this recipe
Oil: You can use avocado oil, vegetable oil, or even melted butter in place of olive oil
Thyme: You can substitute thyme with oregano or dried basil. Thyme is measured the same if it is fresh or dried.
Lemon Juice: We do not recommend using bottled lemon juice. It can be overly acidic. Instead, opt for fresh!
Wine: If you don’t want to use the wine, skip it. You can also use red wine. Pinot grigio or chardonnay works best.
Artichokes: This recipe does not work with raw, whole artichokes. Only canned artichoke hearts. If you’d like to learn how to cook artichokes – check out this post for Healthy Crockpot Artichokes.
Creamy: I have not tried making a creamy artichoke chicken but I would think you could add some half and half or heavy cream to the sauce and it would be tasty!
Artichoke chicken pasta: I love serving this dish over fettuccine or with rigatoni – it’s delicious with pasta! This Creamy Lemon Sauce pairs perfectly with it!
I love this recipe because it tastes fancy (almost restaurant quality) but it’s actually really easy to make, and made with healthy ingredients!
The simple combo of the chicken with lemon and artichoke hearts is my favorite, but if you wanted to jazz this up even more you totally could add kalamata olives or some sautéed cherry tomatoes (something similar to this Healthy One Pam Mediterranean Chicken Orzo or Dairy Free Creamy Tuscan Chicken dish).
I personally like it with just the artichoke hearts, but it’s also a dish that you can play around with towards your own tastes!
How to Store Lemon Artichoke Chicken
Storing: This chicken will last in the refrigerator for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
Freezing: We don’t recommend freezing this recipe.
Reheating: You can reheat this recipe in the microwave, toaster oven or on the stove.
Chicken and Artichoke FAQ
Yes! Artichokes in a can are already cooked. They’re ready to eat as is and don’t need to be cooked!
No, artichoke hearts are not the same as artichokes. Artichoke hearts are the center of the artichoke and are very soft. Artichokes are the whole artichoke. They have leaves and the artichoke heart are in the center.
Artichokes pair well with many dishes. They don’t have a ton of flavor so they’re a blank canvas and can go in pretty much anything! Lemon goes very well with artichokes.
Recipes to serve this Lemon Chicken With Artichokes with:
This lemon artichoke chicken goes great with pretty much anything. Here are some of our favorite sides to serve with it!
- Crispy Dijon Roasted Potatoes
- Healthy Pumpkin Mushroom Risotto
- Mediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad
- Healthy Green Beans Almondine
- Garlic Rosemary Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Spiralized Rosemary Potatoes
- Kale Quinoa Salad
Other healthy dinner recipes:
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Lemon Chicken with Artichokes
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded extremely thin
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup artichoke heart halves canned or jarred
For the sauce:
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- ½ tablespoon thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup wine (optional but recommended)
Instructions
- Clean chicken and pound until thin. In a large pan – heat olive oil. Once olive oil is hot- add in chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt + pepper. Sear chicken on both sides until brown, approximately 5- 6 minutes on each side.
- While the chicken is cooking mix together lemon zest, juice, stock, wine & thyme leaves
- When chicken is cooked Pour the sauce mixture into the pan and allow it to come to a boil. Be sure to scrape the pan to get all the brown bits off.
- After it has cooked for 5 minutes, add artichoke hearts into the pan and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve over caulifloewr rice, or with roasted vegetables
Miranda says
This looks so good!! I’ve been trying to incorporate more veggies from my garden… what do you think would work well along with the artichokes?
The Clean Eating Couple says
I would make this Zucchini Tomato Bake to go with it on the side: https://bit.ly/ZucchiniTomato It honestly goes well with any veggies 🙂
Vanessa says
Always been a huge fan of artichokes– this was just the recipe I needed! Love!!
The Clean Eating Couple says
I love them too, Vanessa!! They’re great with the lemon + chicken 🙂
Casey Pierce says
Absolutely loved this dish! It has amazing flavors and it’s easy to make in a short amount of time. This will be in my future meal plans!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thank you so much, Casey!! It’s one of my favorites too + I’m so glad you liked it!
Missy S says
This dish was amazing! I made mine with the white wine and I also added in capers! I paired this dish with the Lemon Roasted Broccoli & Sweet potato recipe but eliminated these potatoes and made the crispy rosemary smashed potatoes instead! I have to say the flavors paired so well together! Thank you for another amazing dinner !!
The Clean Eating Couple says
I’m so glad you liked the recipe Missy!! I love the addition of capers – I’m definitely going to try that! 🙂
Lauren says
Love this too! I think I might cut the lemon juice and zest a nibble next time to let the artichokes come through but delish!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Lauren!!
Laura says
What kind of white wine do you recommend to use?
The Clean Eating Couple says
Any white wine works… I use something cheap or whatever I have that is on it’s way out. Usually pinot grigio!
Anna says
Is the chicken to be removed before pouring in the sauce to cook in the pan?
The Clean Eating Couple says
Hi Anna – No, I leave the chicken in the pan while it cooks. It helps it to absorb the flavor and keep it moist.
Carey says
The sauce for this recipe is so good I make sure there is extra to put on the veggies and/or rice. Another one the whole family likes. Even my picky eater just takes a piece of chicken out to dip in his ketsup (ew to you maybe) but I love that it’s a recipe everyone enjoys however they eat it.
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thanks so much, Carey! Makes me so happy to hear that your whole family loves it, even if your kiddo is dipping it in ketchup, LOL! As long as they eat it, thats what counts right?!
Ann Weiss says
Hey Liz this is one of my favorite go to dinners. It’s so easy and tastes delicious. Lemon and artichoke hearts are some of my favorite things to pair with chicken. I make it all the time.
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you like it, Auntie!!
Ann Weiss says
One of my favorites. Very easy to make.
Liz says
tip…add green olives to the the mix, Yum
I also combine lemon juice and broth together, add 2 tsp ornstarh to the sauce, heat then add chicken, and other ingreds. YOU GOT it RIGHT. Thanks. I made this yrs ago and remembered the olives and onion strips while making, it all came back.
The Clean Eating Couple says
That sounds delicious!! Yum!!
Cara Imperato says
This was delicious! I added some zucchini, but next time I think I’ll add grape tomatoes too. Definitely adding to the rotation! 🙂
The Clean Eating Couple says
Love those ideas! Thanks, Cara!
Maggie says
This was AMAZING. Thanks for including WW points!
The Clean Eating Couple says
So glad you liked it, Maggie! Thank you!
Lana says
Served this with rice and roasted zucchini. Will definitely be making again!!
The Clean Eating Couple says
Thanks, Lana! Glad you liked it!
Naomi. Grossbard says
Not yet. I don’t see the recipe?
The Clean Eating Couple says
click the jump to recipe button
Linda Marshall says
This recipe is delicious and helps use some pantry items😋
Barbara says
Counting macros and want to try this recipe. Can you just clarify the serving size? Your nutrition info is with or without the wine?
The Clean Eating Couple says
If you’re strictly counting macros, I’d log this in my fitness pal. Nutrition facts are just an estimate! The serving size is estimated at 10 oz total of chicken & artichoke hearts. It includes all the ingredients listed in the recipe. Hope this helps!