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Description
Chicken breasts cooked in a garlic lemon butter sauce.
Ingredients
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- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, about 6-8 minutes per side.
- Remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Add garlic to the skillet and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in chicken broth and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce has reduced slightly, about 3-5 minutes.
- Stir in parsley.
- Return chicken to the skillet and spoon sauce over the top.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- Serve over rice or pasta.
- Garnish with extra parsley and lemon slices.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan Fry
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 40g
- Cholesterol: 150mg