Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, lemon butter chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
I love lemons on everything and created this quick and easy recipe one night. You can reduce the lemon juice for a less lemony taste. I use tenderloins for a shorter cooking time.
Lemon Butter Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Lemon Butter Chicken is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon butter chicken using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Butter Chicken:
- Take 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Make ready 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- Get to taste Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Take 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Make ready 1 cup chicken broth
- Make ready 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Prepare 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Make ready Juice of 1 lemon
- Take 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Prepare 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
Tender, juicy chicken breasts bathing in a creamy lemon butter sauce that (impossible though it may sound) contains no cream, this easy chicken dinner is Paleo friendly, keto friendly, and people-who-love-delicious-food extra friendly. This recipe also includes two healthy food groups, making it a complete meal. This savory Lemon Butter Chicken is just over the top! Full of flavor, every bite is unforgettable.
Instructions to make Lemon Butter Chicken:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Season chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; drain excess fat and set aside.
- Melt remaining tablespoon butter in the skillet. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan, lemon juice and thyme.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat, stir in spinach, and simmer until the spinach has wilted and the sauce has slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Return chicken to the skillet.
- Place skillet into the oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
- Plated dish served with orzo pasta.
The lemon cream sauce mixed with fresh garlic and Parmesan cheese pairs perfectly with the tender and juicy chicken. Lemon butter chicken is one of the easiest and complete meal you can make for your family, especially on those busy weeknights. The recipe is wholesome, with juicy chicken, a creamy sauce, with healthy spinach and tomatoes. Yes, you can make lemon butter chicken as good as your favorite restaurant at home. This lemon chicken s a quick-cooking skillet dinner perfect for weeknights.
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