Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken
Make Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken for an easy weeknight meal. Pan-seared chicken breasts cooks in a silky creamy garlicky sauce with the hint of fresh lemon. This delicious one-pot recipe cooks in about 20 minutes!
Servings: 4
Cost: $12.43 Recipe, $3.11 per Serving
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon Black pepper
- 2 Lemons
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Chopped Parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Pound out 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts to ¼ inch thick or filet them if preferred.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the chicken breasts.
- Season with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
- Cook for 5 minutes until browned, then flip and cook another 5 minutes until both sides are browned.
- Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside on a plate.
- Add 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon minced garlic to the pan and sauté until the butter is melted and fragrant.
- Pour in 1 ½ cups chicken broth and scrape up the browned bits from the pan.
- Return the chicken to the skillet.
- Squeeze the juice from 1 lemon over the chicken.
- Squeeze the juice from one lemon over the chicken in the pan.
- Cover and cook over medium heat until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
- Remove the lid.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together ½ cup heavy cream and 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
- Stir the mixture into the skillet and add 1 tablespoon chopped parsley.
- Cook for 2 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
- Slice the remaining lemon and serve with the chicken.
- Serve warm and enjoy.
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Notes
My kids went crazy for this. Everyone wanted seconds and asked me to make it again!
You can use 3 cloves of garlic minced instead of the pre-minced garlic if you prefer.
I find that heavy cream gives the best flavor but milk can be used instead if needed.
Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 123mg | Sodium: 804mg | Potassium: 550mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 661IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg
