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Creamy Lemon Chicken

[heart_this] · Apr 20, 2015 · 18 Comments

Creamy Lemon Chicken

A light and fresh creamy lemon chicken that is quick and easy to make!

It’s time for another quick and easy chicken dish and this time it’s a spring themed creamy lemon chicken! This chicken is just as easy as it sounds where the boneless and skinless chicken breasts are cooked until golden brown and then a quick pan sauce is made with white wine, chicken broth, cream, lemon and parmesan along with a touch of dijon mustard for some tang and plenty of fresh cracked black pepper. In addition to being simple to make this dish takes less that 30 minutes giving you plenty of time to cook some pasta, rice, quinoa, etc. and some vegetables to serve it with! Instead of just serving this creamy lemon chicken on pasta with a side of veggies you could also slice up the chicken and toss it with the sauce and pasta along with the veggies like I did this time with fettuccine, asparagus and peas. I like to add fresh chopped dill to the creamy lemon sauce but other fresh herbs like parsley or tarragon are also nice and they make the sauce just a little bit fresher and brighter!

Creamy Lemon Chicken
Creamy Lemon Chicken
Creamy Lemon Chicken
Creamy Lemon Chicken
Creamy Lemon Chicken

Creamy Lemon Chicken

Creamy Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

A light and fresh creamy lemon chicken that is quick and easy to make!

ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 (6 ounce) boneless and skinless chicken breasts, pounded thin
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 shallots, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine (or broth)
  • 3/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream
  • 1 lemon, zest and juice (or 1/4 cup lemon juice)
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons dill, chopped (optional)
directions
  1. Heat the oil and melt the butter in a pan over medium-high heat, season the chicken with salt and pepper, place in the pan and cook until lightly golden brown and cooked through, about 3-5 minutes per side, before setting aside.
  2. Add the shallots and garlic and cook for a minute.
  3. Add the wine and deglaze the pan before adding the broth, cream, lemon zest and juice mustard and chicken and simmering to reduce until the sauce has thickened a bit, about 3-5 minutes.
  4. Mix in the parmesan, let it melt, season with salt and pepper to taste and mix in the dill before removing from heat.
Option: For One-Pan: Make this a one-pan meal by adding 8 ounces of pasta and 2 1/4 cups broth or water (or 1 cup of rice and 2 cups broth or water) to the sauce in step 3 and simmer, covered, until cooked, about 12 minutes (or 20 minutes for rice).
Option: Serve sliced and tossed in pasta along with vegetables like asparagus and peas.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 350, Fat 16.1g (Saturated 6.8g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 132mg, Sodium 369mg, Carbs 5.8g (Fiber 0.7g, Sugars 0.7g), Protein 43.9g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Maria says

    April 20, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    I am loving lemon right now! Great dinner idea!

    Reply
  2. Julie @ Table for Two says

    April 20, 2015 at 1:52 pm

    This looks so creamy and full of deliciousness!

    Reply
  3. marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says

    April 20, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    I'm so hungry right now & this chicken is making my belly grumble!! Want!

    Reply
  4. Jenny says

    April 20, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    What a beautiful dinner Kevin!! Love these flavors!!

    Reply
  5. Gaby @ What's Gaby Cooking says

    April 20, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    This looks so bright and fresh! I want this for dinner tonight!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    April 20, 2015 at 9:22 pm

    Yum! Do you think this would work with Asiago cheese. I have some I need to use up. Thanks!

    Reply
  7. kevin says

    April 20, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    Anonymous: Asiago would work.

    Reply
  8. bellini says

    April 21, 2015 at 2:26 am

    My favourite Kevin, not only the lemon flavours but quick too 🙂

    Reply
  9. Roslan Majid says

    April 21, 2015 at 2:43 am

    Contrary to what you've thought, I find that your recipes are not boring…
    Anyway, pls try these if you are looking for other interesting recipes…

    budgetfamilymeals.blogspot.com

    Reply
  10. Jamie | Jamie's Recipe says

    April 21, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    I have been loving lemon + chicken lately. This looks fantastic!

    Reply
  11. Nick Ransom says

    April 26, 2015 at 1:55 am

    Just made this earlier, or at least a variant on it (only had beef broth, no parm and messed up the deglazing bit a little) and it came out absolutely lovely. I was a little apprehensive with the combination of straight lemon juice and heavy cream (I don't cook with dairy often and having had something curdle on me before I was nervous) but it was so good and surprisingly easy.

    Reply
  12. kevin says

    April 26, 2015 at 10:18 am

    Nick Ransom: I'm glad you enjoyed it! I love how easy and vibrant this dish is!

    Reply
  13. paperjunk-lc says

    June 5, 2017 at 1:12 am

    Pinned this ages ago and finally made it. Turned out great. Only thing I tweaked was adding an additional T of butter when sauteing the shallots and garlic, pan was a little dry and I didn't want to burn the garlic. I boiled fettuccine in a separate pot and added asparagus to the boiling pot for the last 6 min. My family loved it! I will be making again!

    Reply
  14. Sandra Perdriel says

    September 3, 2018 at 7:40 am

    Quick, easy and delicious. I don’t care for breast, so used ings and therefore accomodated the method.

    Reply
  15. Sandra Perdriel says

    September 3, 2018 at 7:42 am

    Quick, easy and delicious. I don’t care for breast, so used wings and therefore accommodated the method.

    Reply
  16. Lisa says

    June 5, 2019 at 6:29 pm

    This was tasty and easy to make. Served over pasta with Caesar salad and garlic bread. Yummy!

    Reply
  17. Jill says

    April 3, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    My cream curdled, tips to prevent this?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      April 4, 2022 at 7:54 am

      You can lower the temperature to prevent curdling. In general, heavy/whipping cream should not curdle, but if you use lower fat content milks, half and half, or table cream, you should lower the temperature to prevent curdling.

      Reply

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