Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, lemon butter chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon butter chicken using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Butter Chicken:
- Prepare 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- Get 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- Take to taste Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- Take 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Take 1 cup chicken broth
- Take 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Prepare 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Prepare Juice of 1 lemon
- Get 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Take 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
This savory Lemon Butter Chicken is just over the top! Full of flavor, every bite is unforgettable. The lemon cream sauce mixed with fresh garlic and Parmesan cheese pairs perfectly with the tender and juicy chicken. Season chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper, to taste.
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.
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. Lemon butter chicken isn't just a menu item at your favorite restaurant. It's also a quick-cooking skillet dinner perfect for weeknights! Boneless chicken breasts are flavored with lemon-pepper seasoning and cooked in a buttery lemon sauce you'll want to serve with just about everything.
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