Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe
This lemon butter chicken only takes 20 minutes to throw together from start to finish!
Serving6
Ingredients
- 6 thin boneless, skinless chicken breasts, (about 1 1/2 pounds chicken, 1/4" thick)
- ½ cup flour
- lemon pepper, to taste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup butter
- 2 lemons, sliced about 1/4" - 1/8" thick
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice, (you can use fresh or from a bottle)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together flour and salt.
- Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Dredge chicken breasts through flour and sprinkle each with lemon pepper seasoning, then add them to the melted butter in the skillet. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until the chicken starts to brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In the heated butter, add in sliced lemons and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until they start to brown.
- Add the chicken back to the skillet and drizzle with lemon juice, cooking for about 2 more minutes.
- Serve warm.
Notes
We served ours over brown rice with roasted asparagus and it was delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 141 kcal · Carbohydrates: 12 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 10 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 28 mg · Sodium: 286 mg · Potassium: 73 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 324 IU · Vitamin C: 21 mg · Calcium: 14 mg · Iron: 1 mg