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Easy Skillet Lemon Pepper Chicken
This lemon pepper chicken is quick and easy to make weeknight dinner. Chicken breasts are coated in bright, savory, tart, peppery flavor and seared until golden brown. You can drizzle lemon butter sauce on top to oomph up the flavor.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 276 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts cut horizontally
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest freshly grated
- 2 to 3 teaspoons pepper freshly ground (use more if you like peppery heat)
- salt to taste
- 4 cloves garlic minced (can use garlic powder instead)
- 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder optional – I skipped
- ¾ cup plain flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 tablespoon parsley fresh and finely chopped
- Few lemon slices for garnish
Instructions
- Cut chicken breasts horizontally to make 2 fillets.
- Zest lemons. You need about 2 tablespoon lemon zest.
- To chicken fillets add fresh lemon zest, fresh ground pepper, salt, minced garlic and onion powder (optional).
- Rub chicken well to allow it to take in all the marinade and coat the marinade evenly.
- Take plain flour in a wide bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Dip chicken fillets in flour to get even coating on both sides. Shake off excess flour.
- Heat olive oil (or buttein a skillet. Place breaded chicken in the skillet and cook on medium flame. Press the skillets with back of a flat spatula a couple of times to cook and brown evenly.
- Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown on both sides.
- Transfer chicken from the skillet onto a plate. Wrap the entire plate in aluminum foil to keep chicken warm.
- Into the same skillet add butter and stir until butter melts. Turn off heat. Add lemon juice a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
- Sprinkle chopped parsley over chicken breasts. Pour lemon pepper chicken sauce over crispy breaded chicken breasts just before serving.
- Serve it over bed of rice or mix it up with pasta.
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Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please remember that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
- You can cut chicken breasts horizontally into two fillets or pound a chicken breast to make it thin.
- Use fresh grated lemon zest. Do not grate the white part below the yellow skin. It’s too bitter and will change the taste of chicken.
- Use fresh ground pepper. Freshly ground pepper always has much more flavor and a peppery taste to it.
- If you like to pack in extra flavors, add minced garlic and onion powder. I like to add it to the chicken fillets. But you could add to flour for breading chicken.
Nutrition Information
Calories
276kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
87mg
(29%)
Sodium
184mg
(8%)
Potassium
468mg
(13%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
293IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 276
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 276kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 87mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 468mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 293IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.