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Pan Fried Chicken Thighs with Lemon Cream Sauce Recipe
An easy weeknight dinner, this Pan Fried Chicken Thighs with Lemon Cream Sauce Recipe is always a crowd pleaser.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 340 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 chicken thighs
- salt and pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 6 strips bacon cooked & chopped
- 4 Thin lemon slices
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 green onions sliced thin
Instructions
- Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, both on top of the skin and under.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet. (Is used my cast-iron skillet.) Once the oil has heated up, place chicken thighs in skin side down. Cook for about 5-7 minutes on high-medium heat, covered. When the skin is very brown, they are ready. Remove from skillet.
- Add minced garlic and a small amount of chicken stock to the pan. Cook for one minute,
- Add the remaining chicken stock (1 cup). Add half the chopped bacon.
- Place chicken on top of bacon in the pan. Arrange the lemon slices around chicken thighs.
- Cook, simmering, covered, for about 20 minutes, until chicken is done and is no longer pink in the center.
- After chicken is cooked, remove it from the skillet. Remove lemon slices from the skillet – it’s very important that you remove them now, do not leave them in for the sauce otherwise it will be too sour. Add 2/3 cup heavy cream to the skillet. Bring to boil and mix everything well, scraping from the bottom. Immediately reduce to simmer, add chicken thighs back to the skillet and reheat.
- To serve, spoon some of the sauce over the chicken thighs, and sprinkle with remaining chopped bacon and chopped green onions.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
340kcal
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 340
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 340kcal | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.