Lemon Chicken recipe is one of our most popular main dish chicken recipes. I love that this recipe doesn’t require many ingredients . This lemon chicken recipe is fast and easy—a recipe you might turn to on a busy weeknight when you need dinner to be simple as it can be.

Ingredients:

• 4 skinned and boned chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 lb.)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 8 lemon slices
• ¼ cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• Garnish: lemon slices

Method:

• Season both sides of chicken with salt and pepper.
• Place flour in a shallow dish, then dredge both sides of chicken breasts in flour, one at a time.
• Heat 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add olive oil and 1 Tbsp butter; let butter melt, then add in chicken breasts in a single layer.
• Sear until golden brown on bottom, about 4 – 5 minutes then flip and continue to cook until chicken registers 165 degrees in center, about 4 – 5 minutes longer.
• Transfer chicken to a plate while leaving any little bit of excess oil in pan.
• Reduce to medium heat; add garlic, and saute 20 seconds, or until just lightly golden brown, then pour in chicken broth while scraping browned bits up.
• Pour in lemon juice, then bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat slightly and let simmer until liquid has reduced by about half, about 2 minutes.
• Add in remaining 3 Tbsp butter and lemon zest. Stir to melt butter.
• Return chicken to skillet, spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley. Serve warm.

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