Chicken Breast Recipe
I was browsing my Instagram feed the other day, and all I could think was “it’s so yellow and orangey.” I shared this observation with my mother, and her immediate response was “Well, of course. You post so many cheesy bread, potatoes and meat. Everything you like is yellow and brown. Even Dozer is yellow.” (Imagine this with a Japanese accent and finished with a snort of laughter). I had no smart comeback for that. Because it’s completely true. 😂 So one of my (many) New Years’ resolutions will be (yet again) to post more green foods on RecipeTin Eats. But for now – more yellow food. In fact, a whole skillet of yellow food. 🙌🏻
What you need for creamy lemon chicken breast
Chicken breast – or boneless skinless thigh Chicken broth/stock – gives the sauce flavour (it’s pretty dull without it) Cream and lemon – because we’re making a creamy lemon sauce Parmesan – for umami AND to help thicken the sauce Mustard – sauce thickening and extra flavour/tang Flour – to dust chicken (gives it a crust that the sauce wants to cling to, optional) Garlic – because garlic goes in 99% of my savoury foods Butter – because butter makes everything better
How to make creamy lemon chicken breast
You’re 10 minutes away from having this for dinner!
Here’s how it goes down:
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, dust with flour; Pan fry until golden then remove Add everything else in, then simmer for 3 minutes until thickened; Return chicken into skillet to rewarm; and Serve over pasta, mashed potato or for a low carb option, Creamy Mashed Cauliflower.
There’s plenty of creamy lemon sauce for this chicken breast recipe. Enough to toss through pasta!
What to serve with Creamy Lemon Chicken
Serve this with a crisp garden salad with a tangy French Dressing or Balsamic dressing. Or try one of these:
Side salad suggestions
Also, some warm bread rolls to mop the plate clean wouldn’t go astray! If you’re in the mood for homemade bread, try these easy No Knead Soft Dinner Rolls or this simple Irish Soda Bread (I call it Emergency Bread!). – Nagi x
Watch how to make it
Originally published January 2016, updated with new photos and video in November 2019.
Life of Dozer
In the big fancy house I’m currently housesitting while I’m in between houses – when he gets fed up following me up and down the stairs, he parks himself halfway!!
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