Recipe: Delicious Lemon Butter Chicken

Lemon Butter Chicken. With this recipe you get perfectly tender, golden brown pan seared chicken breasts that are coated in that quick lemon pan sauce. Lemon Butter Chicken - Easy crisp-tender chicken with the creamiest lemon butter sauce ever - you'll want to forget the chicken and drink the sauce instead! This lemon butter chicken recipe is fast and makes the best dinner.

Transfer chicken to a plate and add butter to skillet. Let melt, then add garlic and red onion. You can reduce the lemon juice for a less lemony taste. You can cook Lemon Butter Chicken using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Lemon Butter Chicken

1. It's 8 of bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs.
2. You need 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika.
3. You need to taste of Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.
4. It's 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, divided.
5. You need 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
6. You need 1 cup of chicken broth.
7. You need 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
8. Prepare 1/4 cup of freshly grated Parmesan.
9. Prepare of Juice of 1 lemon.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of dried thyme.
11. You need 2 cups of baby spinach, chopped.

I use tenderloins for a shorter cooking time. Lemon Butter Chicken is a quick & easy dinner, packed full of flavor. Great for a weeknight meal when you are staring at the fridge and pantry "what to make… what to make?!" Lemon Butter Chicken - juicy and moist chicken in a skillet of super creamy, lemony and cheesy white sauce, topped with yummy spinach and tomatoes! Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and paprika.

Lemon Butter Chicken instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F..
2. Season chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper, to taste..
3. 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..
4. 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..
5. 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..
6. Return chicken to the skillet..
7. Place skillet into the oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes..
8. Serve immediately..
9. Plated dish served with orzo pasta..

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