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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Lemon Butter Chicken

Lemon, butter, olive oil, stock and fresh seasonings.  
A budget friendly meal that certainly doesn't lack in flavor.

Lemon Butter Chicken in a skillet with lemons and sauce.



I've always had this thing about lemons.

You see, I wasn't really sure if I liked them.

For whatever reason whenever I'd see someone cooking with them, or squeezing a lemon over the final dish, I had it in my head that it ruined it.  Who wants some tart juice drizzled over a savory dish?  In my head, it just did not make sense.

So, unless I was making this lemonade for us to drink at home, I just wasn't that interested.


Lemon Butter Chicken garnished with lemon slices and fresh parsley in a skillet.



So enter in last week, when I failed to plan for dinner and so 4 p.m. came rolling around with nothing prepped or even thought about.  {I hate those kind of days}.

I did have chicken thawed.  Because when in doubt always thaw chicken.  But of course, as a typical mom of 3 I had no idea what I wanted to do with it.

We had bought some lemons at the store the week prior and I had the last little bit of dried parsley left over from my mom's garden last year.  I stared at both.

Nothing was coming.

So honestly, I just started throwing items together.  

And it worked.


Lemon Butter Chicken served over spaghetti on a white plate.



This chicken is lightly fried in a skillet with copious amounts of butter, chicken stock and lemon juice.  I seasoned the chicken breasts to the high heavens with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.

The lemon does not over power the dish like I was expecting, it just gives it a fresh, vibrant splash of flavor.  Not at all like I thought.

All of this put together made one fast dish.  Easily under 30 minutes.  And talk about flavor! The husband was working that night and I texted him "I made the best chicken EVER tonight!".

And as most husband's respond, I got...

"K"

I hope you enjoy this easy chicken dinner as much as we did. If so inclined leave a star rating review below on the recipe card. Your thoughts & views mean the world to me.


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  1. Yep, definitely making this dish - maybe tonight it the chicken I bought last week didn't go bad in the fridge! I love all things lemon, but now will think twice about asking for lemon water in a restaurant!

    Will you have any time to meet for lunch and dinner - I know those sorts of trips are pretty well planned out - let me know!

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  2. CHICKENNNN!!! I cannot get enough, THAT IS FOR SURE!! Seriously crave it all day, every day! lol

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  3. My family loves lemons, i'm going to try this recipe soon. Thanks!

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  4. Girl as soon as I know my schedule I'll let you know! I'm there April 23-24, so it is a quick trip, but would LOVE to meet up, even if it was just for a drink:)

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  5. I was just about to ask the same thing -meet up?!?!?!

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  6. I made this last week and it was a huge hit! Super easy and the whole family raved! Thanks for sharing your great and easy recipes!

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