Description
Irresistible Creamy Lemon Chicken with Parmesan Sauce is a quick, flavorful dish that combines tender chicken with a luscious lemony sauce, perfect for weeknight dinners or impressing guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1.5 lbs)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Pat chicken breasts dry with paper towels and season both sides generously with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breasts and cook for about 6-7 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add minced garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant, being careful not to burn.
- Pour in heavy cream while scraping up any browned bits from the pan. Add fresh lemon juice and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Stir in grated Parmesan cheese until melted and smooth.
- Return chicken to the skillet, coating it in the sauce. Let everything mingle together for another minute before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce (200g)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 150mg