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Chicken Fillets

Easy Chicken Fillet Recipe with Parsley, Lemon and Butter

Quick and easy Italian weeknight dinner
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Chicken, Main Course
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Servings 2
Calories 238.5 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • olive oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 chicken fillets
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 1 tbsp dried
  • 1/2 lemon juiced

Instructions
 

  • Put a skillet on at medium high. Add just enough olive oil to cover the bottom and half of the butter.
    Salt and pepper one side of the chicken fillets and lay the fillets in the skillet with the seasoned side down. Salt and pepper the up side. Cook them about 3-5 minutes a side until the juices run clear and/or they read 165F on a meat thermometer. 
  • Remove them to a dish that will catch the drippings.
    Add the rest of the butter. Squeeze in the lemon juice and add the lemon rind and the parsley.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and stir it all together. Put the fillets and the drippings back into the skillet. Turn them over a few times and spoon the liquids on them a few times as they warm back up.
  • Then serve up your Easy Chicken Fillet Recipe with Parsley, Lemon and Butter. With the liquids from the skillet spooned on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 238.5kcalCarbohydrates: 2.5gProtein: 24.4gFat: 14.5gSaturated Fat: 7.9gCholesterol: 102.8mgSodium: 233mgPotassium: 455.4mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 0.7gVitamin A: 388.8IUVitamin C: 15.7mgCalcium: 12.7mgIron: 0.6mg
Keyword chicken, gluten free, Italian, main course, Mediterranean Diet, quick and easy
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