Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken
Creamy Lemon Garlic Chicken – crazy delicious skillet chicken with creamy lemon garlic sauce. So easy and dinner is ready in 20 mins.
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 612kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs(750g) chicken thighs, deboned but skin-on
- Salt
- Ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 12 cloves garlic peeled
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 small lemon cut into slices
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup white wine or Japanese cooking sake
- 2 tablespoons mirin optional
- 1/8 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon chopped Italian parsley leaves
Instructions
- Debone the chicken thighs, but keep the skin on. Click here to see the video on how to debone chicken thighs. Season the chicken with salt and black pepper, on the both surfaces.
- Heat up a skillet (cast-iron skillet preferred) on medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Pan-fry the chicken until both surfaces become crispy or nicely browned. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Add the remaining olive oil and saute the garlic until slightly browned, follow by the chicken broth, whipping cream, lemon slices, cayenne pepper, white wine, mirin (if using), salt and sugar. Lower the heat and let simmer.
- Add the chicken back into the skillet. Reduce the sauce a little bit more. Add parsley, stir well, remove from heat and serve immediately.
Notes
You can use chicken breasts or bone-in chicken thighs.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 612kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 249mg | Sodium: 584mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g