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Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe
Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 (5 OZ) CHICKEN BREASTS*, POUNDED TO AN EVEN 1/3-INCH THICKNESS
- SALT AND FRESHLY GROUND BLACK PEPPER
- 1/3 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
- 1 TBSP OLIVE OIL
- 4 TBSP UNSALTED BUTTER, SLICED INTO 1 TBSP PIECES, DIVIDED
- 1 1/2 TSP MINCED GARLIC
- 1/2 CUP LOW-SODIUM CHICKEN BROTH
- 3 TBSP FRESH LEMON JUICE
- 1/2 TSP FRESH LEMON ZEST
- 1 1/2 TBSP MINCED FRESH PARSLEY (OPTIONAL)
Instructions
- SEASON BOTH SIDES OF CHICKEN WITH SALT AND PEPPER.
- PLACE FLOUR IN A SHALLOW DISH THEN DREDGE BOTH SIDES OF CHICKEN BREASTS IN FLOUR, ONE AT A TIME.
- HEAT 12-INCH SKILLET OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT.
- ADD OLIVE OIL AND 1 TBSP BUTTER, LET BUTTER MELT, THEN ADD IN CHICKEN BREASTS IN A SINGLE LAYER.
- SEAR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN ON BOTTOM, ABOUT 4 – 5 MINUTES THEN FLIP AND CONTINUE TO COOK UNTIL CHICKEN REGISTERS 165 DEGREES IN CENTER, ABOUT 4 – 5 MINUTES LONGER.
- TRANSFER CHICKEN TO A PLATE WHILE LEAVING ANY LITTLE BIT OF EXCESS OIL IN PAN.
- REDUCE TO MEDIUM HEAT, ADD GARLIC AND SAUTE 20 SECONDS, OR UNTIL JUST LIGHTLY GOLDEN BROWN, THEN POUR IN CHICKEN BROTH WHILE SCRAPING BROWNED BITS UP.
- POUR IN LEMON JUICE THEN BRING MIXTURE TO A SIMMER, REDUCE HEAT SLIGHTLY AND LET SIMMER UNTIL LIQUID HAS REDUCED BY ABOUT HALF, ABOUT 2 MINUTES.
- ADD IN REMAINING 3 TBSP BUTTER AND LEMON ZEST, STIR TO MELT BUTTER.
- RETURN CHICKEN TO SKILLET, SPOON SAUCE OVER CHICKEN AND GARNISH WITH PARSLEY. SERVE WARM.
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