
Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe
This delicious and easy Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe is the ultimate dinner idea! Tender and juicy chicken in a flavor-packed lemon garlic butter sauce made with green beans and mushrooms.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 8Ā ozĀ mushrooms, quartered
- 3/4Ā lbĀ green beans, trimmed
- 1Ā lbĀ chicken breast, boneless & skinless
- 3Ā garlic cloves, minced
- 4Ā TbspĀ unsalted butter
- 1/2Ā cupĀ chicken broth
- 1Ā TbspĀ lemon juice
- 1Ā tspĀ cornstarch
- 1Ā TbspĀ oil
Seasoning:
- 1Ā tspĀ ground paprika
- Ā½Ā tspĀ salt
- Ā¼Ā tspĀ ground black pepper
- Ā¼Ā tspĀ dried parsley
- Ā½Ā tspĀ red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Align the green beans with the stem facing in one direction and trim stems.
- Add green beans to a saucepan. Cover completely with water. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.Ā Drain beans and cover to keep warm.
- In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the seasoning. Set aside.
- Cut the chicken breast into tenderloins or just cut in half. Season the chicken breast, set aside the remaining seasoning.
- In a skillet, heat oil. Add chicken and cook over med/high heat until both sides are golden. Turn heat down and cook an additional 6-8 minutes so the chicken becomes tender.
- Remove chicken from skillet and cover to keep warm.
- Add the quartered mushrooms to the skillet. Saute until browned, lightly season and remove from skillet.
- In the skillet, melt the butter and add minced garlic. Cook for about 1 minute. Add in the chicken broth, lemon juice, cornstarch. and the leftover seasoning.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook until it thickens. Add the chicken, green beans, and mushrooms back to the skillet. Smother in the sauce and cook to reheat.
- Serve and Enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 28gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 544mgPotassium: 825mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1333IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 45mgIron: 2mg