Name: 30 Minute Lemon Butter Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
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)

This Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe is so EASY to make and completely ready in 30 minutes! The chicken is tender with a rich, buttery lemon sauce that is exquisite! This chicken dish is guaranteed to be a family favorite!

If you are looking for a REALLY good chicken recipe that you can make over and over again, this Lemon Butter Chicken is it! With this recipe you get perfectly tender, golden brown pan seared chicken breasts that are coated in that quick lemon pan sauce.

30 Minute Lemon Butter Chicken

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

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

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Notes

*2 (10 oz.) chicken breasts may be used instead. Then simply butterfly and halve the breasts (cut through the thickness of the 2 large breasts), to create 4.

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Ingredients

Instructions

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