Description
A bright and lemony chicken dish cooked in a single skillet with a crisp crust and silky pan sauce, ready in just 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (170 g / 6 oz each)
- 60 g (½ cup) all-purpose flour or gluten-free flour
- Fine salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 56 g (4 tbsp) unsalted butter + 15 g (1 tbsp) for finishing
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 8 g)
- 120 ml (½ cup) chicken stock or low-sodium broth
- 60 ml (4 tbsp) fresh lemon juice (from ~2 lemons)
- 1 tsp lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Pound chicken breasts to an even thickness of 1.5 cm (½ in) and season with salt and pepper.
- Dredge each breast lightly in flour, shaking off excess.
- Heat a skillet over medium-high, add olive oil and butter, and sear chicken 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove chicken and let rest; then add minced garlic to the skillet and sauté for 20-30 seconds.
- Deglaze with chicken stock and simmer before adding lemon juice and zest off heat.
- Whisk in remaining butter, return chicken to the pan, spoon sauce over and serve garnished with parsley.
Notes
Serve with garlic roasted potatoes or a crisp salad for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 140mg