One of my husband’s favorite meals is lemon chicken with buttered noodles. When I came up with this recipe, I knew that it would be a hit in my kitchen. Little did I know that I found myself stating that it was one of my favorite meals when I was done cleaning my plate.
If this skillet chicken with creamy lemon sauce is paired with buttered noodles, beware: it will be carb heavy. The night before my husband ran the Chicago Marathon for the second time, he actually carbo-loaded with a variation of buttered noodles and chicken. He beat his previous years time by over 45 minutes, and I’d like to take the credit for making him a delicious meal the night before.
Skillet Chicken with Creamy Lemon Sauce
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A creamy one skillet dish.
Author: Two Sisters Kitchens
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (3-4 chicken breast)
- Salt and Pepper
- ¾ cup chicken broth
- 1 Lemon, zested
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- ¾ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 6-7 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup heavy cream or 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon parsley
Instructions
- Using a mallet or rolling pin, pound down the chicken breasts into ½ inch thickness. Pat dry with a paper towel, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- In a large measuring cup combine the chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest,garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 4-5 minutes until browned and flip to the other side and cook for 4-5 minutes on the other side.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low, slowly add in the chicken broth mixture, cover with a lid and simmer for 8-15 or until the chicken is cooked through (160 degrees). This time will all depend on how large your chicken breasts are. Mine took about 10 minutes, but they were pretty thin chicken breasts.
- Once the chicken is cooked through add in the butter and stir until melted. Turn off the flame and slowly whisk in the heavy cream. Add chopped parsley and serve.
Oh my gosh, this sounds amazing!
Chicken dishes are by far our favourite for dinner here, so I’m always looking for new ways to make it. This looks so delicious. That sauce, oh my goodness it looks fantastic!!!
You’ll love it, Annie! Hope you give it a try! 🙂
Wonderful! Made it into a one dish dinner by adding cooked angel hair pasta, halved grape tomatoes, and fresh spinach. A five star meal.
The pasta, tomatoes, and fresh spinach all sound so amazing for this dish 🙂 I am glad you loved the dish Jane!
You said you could use either 2% milk or heavy cream, but which is better?
Hi Sarah,
I prefer heavy cream in this dish. Heavy cream definitely makes the dish more creamy oppose to 2% milk.