Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken
Chicken Filets in a lemon, garlic and butter sauce
Ingredients
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large breast sliced in half horizontally or 4 -6 tenders
- 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves (or parsley) or 1/2 as much dried
Instructions
- Put a skillet on at medium high and eyeball enough olive oil to coat the bottom. While it heats up salt and pepper the chicken filets (or tenders). Add the chicken to the skillet and cook them about 3-5 minutes depending on their thickness. While the chicken is cooking have the lemon and the butter handy and chop up the garlic. I added some coarsely chopped up basil leaves from Gammy's garden. Cook the chicken until it is firm to a poke or reads 165° on a meat thermometer.
- Now add the butter, garlic, lemon and basil (or parsley). And a splash of white wine, if you can spare a little. Turn the chicken over a couple of times as it all the flavors come together. Just about a minute to a minute and a half. When the liquid just starts to bubble it's time to serve up and enjoy your dinner.
Nutrition
Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 0.7gFat: 11.5gSaturated Fat: 7.2gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 30.1mgSodium: 101mgPotassium: 77.9mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 1.4gVitamin A: 361.7IUVitamin C: 28.6mgCalcium: 17.4mgIron: 0.3mg
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