Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe

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Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken – quick seared chicken with creamy and buttery lemon garlic sauce! Serve with potatoes, rice or pasta for a quick and easy dinner!

Simple and full of flavor is what this Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken is all about. Easy chicken dinners don’t have to be boring! If you have two chicken breasts ready to be cooked, pair them with a sauce made with stock and cream. My Creamy Mushroom Garlic Chicken is a huge hit every time I make it. This time I paired citrus with garlic. Lemon and garlic make for a perfect flavor combo and turn this dish into a family favorite!

CREAMY LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN

This Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken is so easy to make, it’s perfect for busy weeknights or weekends and even special occasions. Serve with simple sides like mashed potatoes, rice or pasta to let the chicken shine!

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN?

• Simply slice chicken breast in half lengthwise, season each piece with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
• Heat up oil in skillet with one tablespoon of butter. Cook chicken on both sides until nicely browned. Remove onto a plate.
• Make the creamy sauce in the same pan by adding more oil, garlic and shallot and saute until soft and fragrant. Add lemon zest, lemon juice and chicken stock. Simmer for 2 minutes. Add heavy cream, stir and return chicken to pan. Let everything heat up. Turn the heat off. Add remaining tablespoon of butter and let melt in the hot sauce.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve. Since the chicken breast pieces are thin, they don’t take much time to cook.

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY LEMON GARLIC SAUCE?

The sauce in this Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken recipe is based on chicken stock and heavy cream. Make sure to scrape every cooked on bit from the bottom of the pan, while adding the stock. That’s where the flavor is. Adding lemon zest along with lemon juice brings out the citrus flavor.

For a lighter sauce, you can use half and half or a mixture of milk and cornstarch so it will still thicken to a sauce consistency. For that, use 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch and 1/2 cup of milk.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH CREAMY CHICKEN?

Since this Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken is very flavorful, I serve it with simple side dishes like roasted potatoes and spinach salad. I want the chicken to shine! Rice, pasta or mashed potatoes or cauliflower work with this dish too!

MORE CHICKEN RECIPES:

Creamy Mushroom Garlic Chicken

Lemon Roasted Chicken

French Onion Roasted Chicken

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CREAMY LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE:

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Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken recipe

Prep Time

2 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

22 mins

 

Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken - quick seared chicken with creamy and buttery lemon garlic sauce! Serve with potatoes, rice or pasta for a quick and easy dinner!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chicken, skillet

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 357 kcal

Author: Anna

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour rice flour for gluten-free option
• 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 shallot chopped finely
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• parsley for garnish

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Instructions

1. Slice chicken breast in half lengthwise, season each piece with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
2. Heat up 1 tablespoon of oil in skillet with 1 tablespoon of butter. Cook chicken until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. The internal temperature should register 165 degrees F. Remove onto a plate.
3. To the same pan, add more oil. Add minced garlic and shallot and saute until soft and fragrant. Add lemon zest, lemon juice and chicken stock. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon so all of the browned bits from cooking chicken are mixed into the sauce. Simmer for 2 minutes. 

4. Add heavy cream, stir and return chicken to pan. Let everything heat up. Turn the heat off. Add remaining tablespoon of butter and let melt in the hot sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

Recipe Notes

For a lighter sauce, you can use half and half or a mixture of milk and cornstarch so it will still thicken to a sauce consistency. For that, use 1 and 1/2 teaspoon of cornstarch and 1/2 cup of milk.

Nutrition Facts

Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 357 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23g 35%

Saturated Fat 9g 45%

Cholesterol 115mg 38%

Sodium 474mg 20%

Potassium 494mg 14%

Total Carbohydrates 9g 3%

Sugars 1g

Protein 26g 52%

Vitamin A 10%

Vitamin C 5.4%

Calcium 2.3%

Iron 5.1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.