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Lemon Butter Chicken

Lemon butter chicken is an easy lemon garlic butter chicken recipe made right in a skillet. Homemade lemon sauce, and tender juicy chicken thighs. This homemade lemon sauce for chicken is so creamy, and adds so much flavor to this easy skillet chicken.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken thighs recipe, easy chicken dinner, easy lemon chicken, homemade sauce for chicken, lemon butter chicken, lemon butter garlic chicken, lemon chicken, lemon sauce for chicken, skillet chicken
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 6 chicken thighs
Calories 465kcal
Author Kelsey

Ingredients

  • 4-6 chicken thighs with bone and skin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 3 tablespoons divided butter, salted
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • Two handfuls baby spinach

Instructions

  • Start by preheating your oven to 400 degrees. Then in a oven safe pan (I used cast iron) add in your butter and heat over medium high heat.
  • Season your chicken thighs with the lemon pepper and salt.
  • Once the skillet it hot, add in your chicken thighs and sear 3-4 minutes per side. The chicken will not be fully cooked, you just want a nice sear on the skin.
  • Remove the chicken and set it on a plate.
  • Add in your minced garlic and let it cook 1-2 minutes or until nice and fragrant.
  • Add in your chicken broth, cream, parmesan and the lemon juice. Start to stir and mix until it begins to boil. Stir constantly or it will burn.
  • Once it is boiling reduce the heat, and let simmer 5 minutes to help thicken your sauce.
  • Add in your baby spinach, and then top with the chicken thighs.
  • Place the skillet with the lemon butter chicken thighs in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees internal temperature.
  • Remove the lemon garlic butter chicken from the oven and serve with pasta, rice, salad, etc. You can garnish the lemon chicken with fresh lemon slices.

Notes

If you don't own an oven safe skillet, cook on the skillet in a regular pan and then pour the sauce and add chicken into a 9x9 pan and bake in the oven that way.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 219mg | Sodium: 982mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g