Description
This 15-minute garlic butter chicken is your new weeknight hero—juicy, garlicky, and loaded with flavor using pantry staples.
Ingredients
2 boneless chicken breasts (or thighs)
3 tbsp unsalted butter
4 garlic cloves, minced (or 1 tbsp pre-minced garlic)
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp lemon juice
Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
1. Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Add chicken and sear 3–4 minutes per side until golden.
4. Remove chicken from skillet and lower heat.
5. Add butter and garlic, sauté for 30 seconds.
6. Return chicken to pan, coat in garlic butter.
7. Add lemon juice and cook 1–2 more minutes.
8. Garnish with parsley and serve hot.
Notes
Use chicken thighs for extra juiciness.
Don’t let garlic burn—sauté quickly and gently.
Pairs perfectly with rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg