Cooking with Lemon: Sheet Pan Chicken, Greek Meatballs, Crazy Cake, and More

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Greek Chicken Meatballs and Lemon Orzo

The orzo, simmered in chicken broth, absorbs both flavor and starch, turning creamy as it finishes with Parmesan, lemon juice, and zest. These Greek chicken meatballs with lemon orzo make a lively dinner, fresh with feta, herbs, and lemon zest.

Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken and Veggies

The lemon juice and garlic powder cling deliciously, the broccoli edges char, and the cauliflower turns golden where the olive oil pools. Serve straight from the pan with the roasted lemon slices on top.

Skillet Salmon with Lemon and Dill

Lemon and dill have been answering that call for a very long time — and for good reason. The lemon lifts the richness of the fish with a clean citrus tang.

How to Roast a Whole Chicken

Learn how to roast a juicy, flavorful whole chicken in the oven with this easy, no-fail method. Whether you prefer butter or olive oil, this simple recipe delivers tender, perfectly seasoned chicken every time — great for family dinners or special occasions.

Lemony Shrimp and White Beans

We spooned up the luscious, lemony broth as fast as we could, stopping just long enough to grab a shrimp in between each taste.

Lemon Pepper Sauce

Lemon pepper sauce is a richly flavored sauce made out of butter, minced garlic, lemon, and seasoning. You can serve this lemon pepper sauce on top of fish or chicken.

Easy Lemon Aioli Sauce

Lemon aioli sauce is a creamy dipping sauce. You can whip up this lemon aioli in just a couple of minutes.

Easy 5-Ingredient Lemon Rice

Making lemon rice doesn’t have to be a complicated process. What makes this lemon rice dish stand out is that we don’t compete with the lemon and garlic by adding too many ingredients.

Steamed Green Beans with Lemon

This 5 ingredient green bean recipe makes a delicious side dish. It includes lemon and garlic.

Air Fryer Garlic Lemon Radishes

Cooked radishes are a completely different dish from raw radishes. They turn out mild and a bit creamy. This is our air fryer radishes recipe. We flavor our roasted radishes with garlic and lemon.

Lemon Pastries

These lemon pastries bake up with a crisp-tender puff pastry crust and a center that settles into soft, rich cream cheese filling. The edges rise and bronze in the oven, while the lemon curd warms just enough to loosen into a glossy layer that sits bright and sharp against the sweet filling.

Lemon Crazy Cake

This lemon crazy cake is a unique twist on a depression-era cake. It gets its deliciously zesty lemon flavor from fresh-squeezed lemon juice, making it perfect for citrus lovers. The cake is dairy and egg free too (the frosting part isn’t).

Lemon Cool Whip Cookies

For a quick and simple lemon dessert, these Lemon Cool Whip Cookies will brighten your day! These cookies are bursting with the bright flavor of lemon and are soft and pillowy.

Lemon Cookies with Cake Mix

Yes, you can make lemon cookies with a cake mix. Even though you’re using a lemon cake mix, the real lemon zest and juice punch up the flavor immensely.

Lemon Fluff Salad

It’s light, creamy, and has that bright lemon flavor, plus it’s creamy and sweet. Lemon fluff “salad” is one of those retro recipes that never really went away.

Lemon Sherbet No-Bake Pie

Here is our simple Lemon Sherbet no-bake pie recipe piled high with fresh berries for you to try the next time you want something cool, sweet and light to end your meal.

Lemon Sorbet

Have you wanted to make lemon sorbet but don’t have an ice cream maker? If so, then you will love our no-churn lemon sorbet recipe.

Lemon Vodka Cocktail

I created this lemon vodka cocktail because I wanted a zingy lemon cocktail but I only had a random set of ingredients. I totally understand why most lemon drink recipes call for that perfect mixture of sweet and tart.

Lemon Twist Vodka Cocktail

Are you craving a delicious lemon cocktail? This Lemon Twist Vodka Cocktail pairs beautifully with light, flavorful appetizers.

Strawberry Lemonade

Fresh lemon really juices up this festive 4th of July strawberry lemonade. A 4th of July strawberry lemonade combines a handful of fresh ingredients: The lemons, the strawberries, the sugar, water, and ice.