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Lemon Butter Chicken Cutlets

These juicy chicken cutlets take less than 30 minutes to come together and that lemon butter sauce is simply divine!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French
Keyword: chicken cutlets, lemon butter chicken
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts
  • salt
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 3 tbsp This is an affiliate link.olive oil
  • 4 tbsp butter good quality
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2-3 sprigs parsley
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1/2 lemon sliced
  • 125ml / 1/2 cup This is an affiliate link.chicken stock

Instructions

  • Slice the chicken breasts in half, season with salt and dredge in flour on both sides.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large pan, brown the chicken cutlets in the hot oil until golden for 5 minutes on each side.  After the chicken has been frying for a couple of minutes add the butter. This will add more flavor and colour to the chicken. You might want to do the frying in batches. Then remove the chicken from the pan and keep it warm in an oven preheated to the lowest temperature while you are making the lemon butter sauce.
  • To the same pan add the minced garlic and let it cook over low heat for 30 seconds, then add the parsley, lemon juice, lemon slices and chicken stock, turn up the heat and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer the sauce until it’s reduced in volume for a few minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Return the chicken back to the pan and spoon the sauce all over.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 525mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 436IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg