Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe 455

LEMON BUTTER CHICKEN (CREAMY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Place chicken thighs in a bowl and add salt and lemon pepper. Toss to combine. Set aside.
• Heat a medium/large skillet (oven safover medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and allow to melt, making sure the entire base of the skillet is coated.
• Add the chicken, skin side down, and sear for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown. Flip and sear other side. Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.
• Return skillet to the heat and add additional 1 tablespoon butter. Allow to melt, stirring and deglazing the pan.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Stir in the chicken broth, heavy cream, parmesan, lemon juice, and thyme. Stir to fully combine. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer.
• Allow sauce to thicken for 5 minutes and then stir in spinach leaves.
• Stir to wilt leaves slightly but not fully.
• Add chicken back to skillet and bake the entire pan in the oven for 25 minutes or until internal chicken temperature reaches 165F.
• Serve over rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, or alone. Garnish with lemon slices and fresh thyme. Enjoy!

CREAMY LEMON BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and paprika.
• Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown. Drain excess fat and set aside.
• Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in the skillet. Add garlic, stir until fragrant, then add chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan, lemon juice, thyme, and stir. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low.
• Stir in spinach, simmer until spinach has wilted and the sauce has thickened.
• Return chicken to the skillet. Bake at 400˚F (200˚C) for 25 minutes.
• Enjoy!

EASY CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Place in a baking dish.
• Stir lemon juice and zest into the leftover butter in the pan, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half-and-half slowly. Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce over chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.

CREAMY LEMON BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and paprika.
• 2. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown. Drain excess fat and set aside.
• 3. Melt 1 Tbsp. butter in the skillet. Add garlic, stir until fragrant, then add chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan, lemon juice, thyme, and stir. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low.
• 4. Stir in spinach, simmer until spinach has wilted and the sauce has thickened. Return chicken to the skillet.
• 5. Bake at 400˚F / 200˚C for 25 minutes.
• 6. Serve immediately.

CREAMY LEMON BUTTER CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Season chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper, to taste.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; drain excess fat and set aside.
• Melt remaining tablespoon butter in the skillet. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan, lemon juice and thyme.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat, stir in spinach, and simmer until the spinach has wilted and the sauce has slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Return chicken to the skillet.
• Place into oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
• Serve immediately.