One Pan Healthy Chicken Breast with a Light Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce
Are you tired and tight on time? Don’t want to order takeout but want to eat something healthy but also tasty? You found it right here! This one-pan healthy chicken breast with lemon garlic cream sauce is the perfect recipe for those busy weeknight days when you just want to throw everything into one pan and have it ready within 30 minutes. Let's dive into this recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast roughly 4 chicken breast
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup half and half cream
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 garlic cloves finely minced
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Pound the chicken breast to approximately 1/2 inch thick with a meat pounder. Use saran wrap to cover to keep chicken juice from splashing.
- Salt and pepper generously on both sides of the chicken breast.
- Mix the half and half, chicken broth and lemon juice in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Heat up olive oil on a non-stick skillet on medium-high heat. Add the chicken breast to the skillet and sear on one side for 5 minutes. Flip the chicken breast and add the garlic and butter to the skillet. Turn the heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes. Add the sauce to the pan and let it cook for 8 minutes until the sauce is about 1/3 cup remaining. Your stove varies so you want to make sure it is thoroughly cooked to an internal temperature of 165 ºF.
- Remove from heat and top with cilantro and serve immediately.
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