Chicken Filets with Lemon, Butter, Basil and Garlic
A very quick and easy Chicken recipe for when you are busy.
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken filets
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1 large lemon juiced - about 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 6 large cloves garlic sliced thin
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves or 3/8 cup dried
Instructions
- Put a skillet on at medium high and eyeball just enough olive oil to coat the bottom. salt and pepper the chicken and lay the filets in the skillet. About 2-4 ,minutes a side depending on their thickness.
- Slice up the garlic cloves and chop up the basil while the filets are cooking. When they are firm to a poke or the juices are running out clear or they read 165°F on a meat thermometer add all of the rest of the ingredients except the basil.
- Mix the liquids and turn over the filets a few times as the wine reduces and thickens a little. then just before serving add the basil and stir things up getting the basil mixed into the sauce.Then serve up and enjoy your Lemon Basil Garlic chicken filets.
Nutrition
Calories: 84.3kcalCarbohydrates: 2.3gProtein: 0.4gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3.8gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15.9mgSodium: 49.8mgPotassium: 41.1mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 185.1IUVitamin C: 1.4mgCalcium: 12.6mgIron: 0.2mg
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