Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe

This lemon butter chicken recipe delivers juicy, golden chicken breasts smothered in a velvety lemon butter sauce. A 30-minute weeknight dinner that tastes like restaurant-quality comfort food.

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Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 20

Resting Time: 5

Total Time: 35

Servings: servings

Calories: 380kcal

Cost: $12

Equipment

Large Skillet (12-inch, stainless steel or cast iron)
Meat Thermometer (instant-read)
Meat Mallet (or rolling pin for pounding chicken)
Fine Mesh Strainer (optional, for smooth sauce)

Ingredients

For the Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts 6–8 oz each
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon olive oil

For the Lemon Butter Sauce

4 tablespoon butter
3 cloves garlic minced
⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup chicken broth
2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
1 tablespoon lemon zest
½ teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

Pat chicken dry, pound to even thickness, season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Lightly coat in flour.
Heat olive oil in skillet, cook chicken 6–7 minutes per side until golden and 165°F. Remove and tent with foil.
Melt butter in same pan, sauté garlic 30 seconds, add lemon juice and broth, simmer 2–3 minutes.
Return chicken, spoon sauce over top, sprinkle parsley, zest, and thyme. Rest 2 minutes in sauce before serving.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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