Easy Lemon Butter Chicken
Easy Lemon Butter Chicken is a fantastic family dinner option. Juicy chicken bursting with amazing flavors takes your usual dinner to a whole new level!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 400kcal
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 boneless chicken breasts cut in half lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Lemon Butter Sauce:
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic about 3 cloves
- ¾ cup water
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- juice and zest of one lemon
- 2 cups spinach
- To Serve:
- Uncle Ben’s® Flavor Infusions Garlic & Butter rice
Instructions
- Heat vegetable oil over medium heat in a cast iron skillet.
- rub chicken breasts with the spices on both sides.
- Sear in the pan, 4-5 minutes on each side until fully cooked. Transfer them into a plate and set aside.
- Melt butter in the same pan and saute garlic until golden.
- Add in water, heavy cream and juice and zest of the lemon.
- Turn the heat up until starts boiling. Turn the heat to medium and let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add in spinach and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add in chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.
- To Serve:
- Cook Uncle Ben’s® Flavor Infusions Garlic & Butter rice according to the package instructions and serve the lemon butter chicken with Uncle Ben’s® Flavor Infusions Garlic & Butter rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 400kcal