Name: Thomas's Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 lemon; 1/2 cup chicken broth; 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Recipe 115 · Dinner

Thomas's Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

Golden seared chicken in a bright lemon garlic butter sauce. Simple, fast, and good with rice or potatoes.

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Prep10 minutes

Cook20 minutes

Serves4 servings

Nutritionabout 380 cal · 36g protein per serving

A plate of lemon garlic butter chicken with lemon slices

Let the chicken rest a couple minutes before slicing — it stays juicier.

How to make it

Season the chicken. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the chicken breasts.
Sear the chicken. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a big pan on medium-high heat, add the chicken, and cook about 6 minutes per side till golden and cooked through. Set aside.
Make the sauce. In the same pan, melt the rest of the butter, add the garlic, and cook 1 minute till it smells good.
Add lemon and broth. Pour in the lemon juice, zest, and broth, and stir, scraping up the brown bits.
Finish and serve. Put the chicken back in the pan, spoon sauce over it, sprinkle parsley if using, and serve.