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Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken

[heart_this] · May 22, 2017 · 27 Comments

Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken

Tasty cilantro lime skillet chicken in less than 20 minutes!

I like to have quick and easy recipes on hand for those busy nights where you just don’t have the energy or the time to cook and you also don’t want to wait for delivery or go out to pick something up; this tasty cilantro lime skillet chicken is perfect for those nights! You literally just brown the chicken, make a simple butter, garlic, lime and cilantro pan sauce and you are good to go in less than 20 minutes! Make some rice or pasta and steam a vegetable and you have a complete, light and healthy meal in less time than it takes to have food delivered! The sauce for this chicken is loosely based on the butter, lemon and garlic sauce similar to a shrimp scampi sauce except with lime and cilantro! Yum!

Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken
Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken
Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken

Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken
Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken

Cilantro Lime Skillet Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4

Tasty cilantro lime skillet chicken in less than 20 minutes!

ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 lime, juice and zest
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
directions
  1. Heat the oil and melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until frothing, add the chicken, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until lightly golden brown, about 3-5 minutes per side, before setting aside.
  2. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  3. Add the broth and deglaze the pan by scraping up any brown bits from the bottom with a wooden spoon while the broth sizzles.
  4. Add lime juice and zest and season with salt and pepper to taste before removing from the heat and adding the cilantro and chicken.
Option: Replace some or all of the chicken broth with white wine.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 211, Fat 9g (Saturated 2g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 91mg, Sodium 95mg, Carbs 3g (Fiber 0.3g, Sugars 0.5g), Protein 26g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    May 22, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    I love all the flavors in this yummy dish!

    Reply
  2. Maria Lichty says

    May 23, 2017 at 4:31 am

    Cilantro and lime are one of Josh's favorite combos!

    Reply
  3. Julie | Table for Two says

    May 24, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    That bite of lime! Yes, please!

    Reply
  4. Melissa Stoltenberg says

    May 25, 2017 at 8:26 pm

    This just became my new favorite weeknight dinner. I love how it's super easy and quick to prepare and how it tastes deliciously. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, it's a permanent bookmark now haha

    Reply
  5. MrsC2u says

    May 31, 2017 at 1:35 pm

    I tried this recipe last night – it was so good I'm making it again tonight! Family LOVED it!! Thank you Closet Cooking! 🙂

    Reply
  6. kevin says

    May 31, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    MrsC2u: I'm glad you enjoyed it!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    August 26, 2017 at 2:32 pm

    Was DElicious and quick to prepare???? Made last night. Thanx!!

    Reply
  8. Michael Tobias says

    March 21, 2018 at 12:17 pm

    In the pictures for the dish the chicken does not look pounded thin. They look like four small chicken breast. But it does look awesome, i'm making this tonight.

    Reply
  9. Michelle Witt says

    May 7, 2018 at 10:59 pm

    I made this last weekend and got raves from my friends. It's equally good hot or cold. Two thumbs up!

    Reply
  10. Theresa says

    July 31, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    Very tasty, I Double up on the sauce and cilantro

    Reply
  11. Theresa says

    July 31, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    I doubled up on the sauce, it was so tasty with rice

    Reply
  12. Shari Windsor says

    September 16, 2018 at 8:04 pm

    It was absolutely to die for ! My family loved it. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful recipe !

    Reply
  13. Theresa says

    September 17, 2018 at 10:42 pm

    Double up on the sauce

    Reply
  14. Rahul Singh says

    November 27, 2018 at 5:30 am

    wow!!! Delicious skillet chicken recipe added to my list It seems quite amazing
    thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to make it at my home…:)

    Reply
  15. Sumit Sultan says

    November 27, 2018 at 5:31 am

    Thanks for this excellent recipe, we all enjoyed this skillet chicken…

    Reply
  16. DERECK S JONES says

    January 9, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    What makes the sauce have a red hue?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      January 10, 2019 at 9:24 am

      That hue is from all of the browned bits of chicken that were scraped up off of the bottom of the pan while deglazing that melt into the sauce.

      Reply
  17. Anna says

    February 12, 2019 at 8:39 pm

    So glad i found your recipe. It was amazing. .
    My family loved it. Over rice. Yummy.

    Next time I may just add my personal twist to it.
    Thank yoi for sharing your recipe.

    Reply
  18. Anna says

    February 12, 2019 at 8:44 pm

    Awesome recipe . family loved it.
    Serve over rice. Yummy.

    Will definitely be making it again either as is. Or with my personal twist to it.

    5 stars

    Reply
  19. Anita Shaw says

    July 1, 2019 at 8:28 am

    This dish looks like a really delicious dish. thanks for the recipe…

    Reply
  20. Alisha Thakur says

    July 1, 2019 at 8:29 am

    I Made this dish last night and it was really, Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  21. Riya Shaw says

    July 1, 2019 at 8:31 am

    I’ve never had a dish like this before. It looks really good!

    Reply
  22. Sunita biswas says

    July 1, 2019 at 8:33 am

    I Made this dish tonight and it was wonderful! thanks for sharing your ideas…

    Reply

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