Lemon Butter Chicken

This was one of the very first recipes I every made in college (when I didn’t even know how to cook a chicken breast!). I remember asking my sisters what they liked to eat, and Camille told me she really loved just simple lemon pepper chicken. She literally walked me through the process of how to cook a chicken breast over the phone – and this has been a regular on my “meal rotation” ever since. It’s SO easy, and a great dinner to throw together when you’re short on time.

Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe

This lemon butter chicken only takes 20 minutes to throw together from start to finish!

ServingServing: 6

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 17 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 6 thin boneless, skinless chicken breasts,  (about 1 1/2 pounds chicken, 1/4" thick)
• ▢ ½ cup flour
• ▢ lemon pepper, to taste
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ⅓ cup butter
• ▢ 2 lemons, sliced about 1/4" - 1/8" thick
• ▢ 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, (you can use fresh or from a bottle)

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix together flour and salt.
2. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Dredge chicken breasts through flour and sprinkle each with lemon pepper seasoning, then add them to the melted butter in the skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until the chicken starts to brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
4. In the heated butter, add in sliced lemons and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until they start to brown.
5. Add the chicken back to the skillet and drizzle with lemon juice, cooking for about 2 more minutes.
6. Serve warm.

Notes

We served ours over brown rice with roasted asparagus and it was delicious!

Nutrition

Calories: 141 kcal · Carbohydrates: 12 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 10 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 28 mg · Sodium: 286 mg · Potassium: 73 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 324 IU · Vitamin C: 21 mg · Calcium: 14 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Course: Main Course

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