Breaded Garlic Chicken in Lemon-Butter Sauce
User Reviews
4.4
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Prep Time
8 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
48 mins
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Servings
4 Servings
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Calories
563 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Breaded Garlic Chicken in Lemon-Butter Sauce
Description
The chicken breasts are first coated in a seasoned flour mixture with salt and pepper, then dipped in an egg wash combined with finely grated Parmesan cheese, which adds flavor and helps form a crispy crust. The pieces are pan-fried in a skillet with a combination of melted butter and olive oil over medium heat to develop a golden-brown exterior without burning.
After forming a crispy crust on both sides, the chicken is finished in the pan with a lemon-butter sauce infused with a generous amount of minced garlic and parsley. The sauce combines the buttery richness with citrus brightness and an aromatic garlic flavor, enhancing the mild chicken. This results in a dish featuring crisp texture outside and juicy, tender meat inside.
This preparation works well for a family dinner served alongside vegetables, rice, or potatoes. The lemon sauce acts as both cooking liquid and finishing sauce, lending moisture and depth without overpowering the chicken flavor.
The recipe notes suggest increasing sauce quantities if more sauce is preferred to complement the lighter portion provided here.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breast boneless skinless
- 1 cup flour 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, seasoned
- 5 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon parsley flakes or 1/4 cup chopped fresh
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice from about 1 lemon, freshly squeezed
- 3 large egg
- ⅓ cup Parmesan Cheese finely grated
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Place the seasoned flour in a large gallon-size ziploc bag. Set aside. In a shallow pie plate, beat the eggs until mixed and add the Parmesan cheese. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt one tablespoon butter and one tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Let it begin to heat and sizzle while you prepare the chicken but be careful not to let the butter burn and turn brown.
- Put the four chicken breasts in the bag with the seasoned flour, close the bag, and shake to coat the chicken in the flour. One by one, take the chicken out of the bag and dip into the egg/Parmesan mixture. Place the chicken carefully in the skillet with the hot oil/butter. Repeat with the other chicken breasts. Let the chicken cook on the first side, without moving or flipping the chicken, for 1-2 minutes until a nice, golden crust has formed. Carefully, using a wide spatula, flip the chicken and let it continue to cook for 1-2 minutes on the other side until it is golden brown. The chicken will flip easiest if it has had time to sizzle and cook to form a nice crust.
- Remove the chicken to a 9X13-inch pan. Set aside while you make the sauce.
- In the same skillet that you browned the chicken, melt the remaining four tablespoons butter. Add the minced garlic, lemon juice, and parsley. Simmer the sauce for 1-2 minutes, stirring and scraping up any browned bits that were on the bottom of the skillet.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken breasts and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Serve over noodles, rice or potatoes.
Notes
- To increase the amount of sauce, double the listed sauce ingredients for a more generous lemon-butter garlic sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 563 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Serving | |
| Calories | 563kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 257mg | 86% |
| Sodium | 3165mg | 132% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.4
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