Creamy butter garlic lemon chicken
Creamy butter garlic lemon chicken. Lemon butter chicken with cream sauce is an easy and tasty dish that is cooked on the stovetop and then baked in the oven in one pan. Chicken thighs are cooked in a flavorful lemon and garlic cream sauce for a simple and delicious meal. Add the chicken stock, to the pan and whisk to deglaze the pan. How to make lemon butter chicken sauce We'll start by heating the lemon juice, garlic, red pepper flakes, and seasoning in a small saucepan. This one pan chicken is tender and delicious and simmered in the most creamy lemon garlic sauce. To cook Creamy butter garlic lemon chicken you need 18 ingredients and 6 steps quickly.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy butter garlic lemon chicken:
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4 pieces of chicken thighs(1 used 3,it's all I had left?)
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2 of large tomatoes pureed
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4 of large pre-boiled cubed potatoes (optional)
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1/2 cup of water
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1/2 cup of milk full fat milk
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1 of capsicum (green bell pepper) diced
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1/2 cup of cilantro/Corriander
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1 of small carrot thinly sliced
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1 tsp of turmeric powder
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1 tsp of black pepper
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1 pinch of salt to taste
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2 tbsp of dark soy sauce
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2 tsp of zest of a lemon
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4 tbsp of butter
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2 tsp of garlic paste
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1 tsp of ginger paste
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1 of large onion
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of Juice of half a lemon
Steps to make Creamy butter garlic lemon chicken:
- Frist we marinate our chicken. In a bowl, add the soy sauce, salt 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 tsp garlic paste, salt, black pepper, and turmeric powder. Mix well then add the chicken, allow to sit for about 10-15 minutes
- After 15 minutes, add 2 tbsp of butter in a pan over medium heat, add the chicken pieces and allow each side to cook for about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside. Do not dispose off the remaining marinade. We'll use it in the sauce
- In the pan, add the remaining 2 tbsp of butter, add in your onions, and stir for about 2 minutes untill they start to caramelize, add in green bell pepper, carrots, garlic and ginger and sauté. Cover and allow to cook stirring occasionally for 2-3 minutes. Add the pureed tomatoes,remaining lemon zest and some salt the cover and allow to cook 2 minutes.
- Add in your chicken, if you opt for potatoes like me, this is when you put them in, then squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, add the remaining black pepper and turmeric powder, mix and let cook for a minute then add water. Let cook for 3-4minutes
- Finally add milk and cilantro,mix then cover and allow to cook for 5 minute switch off your heat.
- Bon Appétit
Stir in spinach, simmer until spinach has wilted and the sauce has thickened. We're using a lot of the same ingredients like butter, lemon juice, garlic, red pepper flakes, and parsley. What makes this chicken dinner to the next level is chicken broth and a big splash of heavy cream. The sauce has a nice creamy consistency that would taste AMAZING tossed in some angel hair pasta. Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken – quick seared chicken with creamy and buttery lemon garlic sauce.
