Recipe

Garlic Butter Chicken (Easy 20-Minute Dinner)

Tender chicken breasts seared to golden perfection and finished in a fragrant garlic butter sauce with fresh herbs.

Garlic Butter Chicken (Easy 20-Minute Dinner)

Total time

20 min

Servings

4

Net carbs

1.5g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

4 servings
4
  • 4 8-oz Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 tsp Sea salt
  • ½ tsp Black pepper
  • ½ tsp Dried thyme
  • ½ tsp Dried oregano
  • ½ tsp Dried rosemary
  • ½ tsp Dried parsley
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 3 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • ½ cup Chicken broth, reduced sodium
  • 5 cloves Garlic ((minced))

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

20:00

Cooking cue

Cook until the thickest piece reaches 165F and the juices run clear.

  1. Set a large skillet or saute pan over medium to medium-high heat and keep the ingredients close so the cooking stays fast and even.
  2. 1. Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels and season all over with salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, rosemary, and parsley.
  3. 2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the chicken in a single layer, and sear for 4-8 minutes per side until golden and just cooked through, reducing heat to medium if browning too quickly. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm.
  4. 3. Add the butter and chicken broth to the skillet, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to deglaze as the butter melts.
  5. 4. Reduce the heat to low, add the minced garlic, and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant.
  6. Cook until the thickest piece reaches 165F and the juices run clear.
  7. 5. Return the chicken to the pan, flipping once or twice to coat in the sauce, and heat for 1-2 minutes if needed until warm. Serve with the pan juices spooned over the top.
  8. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

Wholesome Yum · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/garlic-butter-chicken-easy-20-minute-dinnerWholesome Yum reference: https://www.wholesomeyum.com/garlic-butter-chicken/

Rated 4.88/5 from 79 ratings on Wholesome Yum. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.