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Garlic Butter Chicken

Garlic Butter Chicken

This garlic butter chicken is perfect for a quick and easy midweek dinner. It's rich, garlicky, and only requires 4 ingredients for the sauce!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 337 kcal

Equipment

  • Large Frying Pan
  • wooden spoon
  • Shallow Dish
  • Sharp knife
  • Chopping Board
  • Jug
  • tongs

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 2 pieces Chicken Breasts brought close to room temp
  • ¼ cup Plain/All Purpose Flour
  • ½ cup Chicken Stock
  • 6 tablespoon Unsalted Butter divided into tablespoon chunks
  • 2 cloves Garlic minced/finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh Parsley finely diced
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Salt plus more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper plus more to taste
  • 1 piece Lemon divided into 4 wedges (to serve)

Instructions
 

  • In a shallow dish, combine ¼ cup flour with 1 teaspoon garlic powder & salt and ½ teaspoon black pepper.
  • Butterfly your chicken breasts right through the centre to make 4 even sized breasts. One by one dredge in the flour (press in the flour to get an even coverage), give them a shake then place to one side.
  • Add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add in the chicken breasts and fry until golden on each side and white/piping hot through the centre. Approx 3-5 mins each side depending on thickness. Place to one side.
  • Turn heat down to a medium and add garlic. Fry for 1-2 mins until it just begins to brown, then pour in stock. Use your wooden spoon to scrape off any flavour stuck to the pan, then add in your remaining 5 tablespoon butter. Swiftly whisk as it melts to bind with the stock, it should turn slightly cloudy. Sprinkle in parsley and season to taste with salt & black pepper.
  • Allow to simmer for a few mins until it starts to thicken, then turn down the heat to low and add the chicken back in. Spoon over the sauce then serve up with extra sauce drizzled over and a squeeze of lemon juice to taste.

Notes

Unsalted butter gives more control over the saltiness. A squeeze of lemon at the end cuts through the richness.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 337kcalCarbohydrates: 8.39gProtein: 30.72gFat: 19.52gSaturated Fat: 9.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.452gMonounsaturated Fat: 7.095gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 116mgSodium: 690mgPotassium: 499mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 0.54gVitamin A: 496IUVitamin C: 1.8mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 1.32mg
Keyword Butter Chicken, Chicken Recipe, Easy Recipe, Garlic Butter Chicken, garlic recipe, quick dinner
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