Description
- Chicken recipes easy enough for busy weeknights featuring a quick garlic butter chicken that cooks in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Juice of
- 1/2 lemon Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Pound chicken breasts to even thickness.
- Season both sides with salt pepper and paprika.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
- Sear chicken 5 to 6 minutes per side until golden brown.
- Add garlic and butter to the pan and spoon over chicken.
- Cook until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
- Remove from heat and rest for 5 minutes.
- Squeeze lemon juice over top and garnish with parsley before serving.
Notes
- Do not overcrowd the skillet.
- Let chicken rest before slicing.
- Store leftovers in airtight container up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 95mg