Chicken with Lemon Cream Sauce
This Chicken with Lemon Cream Sauce is easy enough for mid week dinners and fancy enough for company. Tender chicken smothered in a lemon cream sauce. Serve with crisp vegetables and you're all set.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 348kcal
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 2 lb chicken cutlets
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- zest of one lemon
- Small bunch of fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Season the chicken cutlets with salt and pepper. Dredge it in the flour and shake off excess flour.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and add all the chicken cutlets. Cook for about 3 minutes and flip over the chicken. Cook for a further 3 minutes and remove from pan.
- In the same skillet, add the butter until it melts, about one minute. Add the garlic and bring it to a sizzle for about one minute. Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium heat and add the cream, lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir well and reduce heat to low.
- Add the chicken to the cream sauce, cover and leave to finish cooking for about 10 minutes.
- Remove chicken from heat and garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve hot off the stove.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken with Lemon Cream Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 348
Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Cholesterol 100mg33%
Sodium 220mg10%
Potassium 622mg18%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 28g56%
Vitamin A 387IU8%
Vitamin C 4mg5%
Calcium 105mg11%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.