Description
This Creamy Lemon Chicken recipe is a perfect blend of light and flavorful, with tender chicken breasts cooked in a creamy lemon sauce. It’s a quick and easy stovetop meal that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
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Chicken:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Sauce:
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/2 cup light cream or half-and-half
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped, for garnish)
Instructions
- Season the chicken: Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Cook the chicken: In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and sear for 4–5 minutes per side until cooked through. Remove and set aside.
- Prepare the sauce: In the same skillet, sauté garlic. Stir in chicken broth, cream, lemon juice, zest, mustard, and red pepper flakes. Simmer until slightly thickened. Stir in Parmesan until smooth.
- Combine and simmer: Return chicken to the skillet, spoon sauce over the top, and simmer to reheat. Garnish with parsley before serving.
Notes
- Serve with steamed vegetables, pasta, or rice.
- You can substitute Greek yogurt for half the cream to lighten the dish.
- For extra lemon flavor, add thin lemon slices to the sauce while simmering.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 410mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 33g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
