Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs is an easy delicious, tasty dish. It is first fried in one pan, then baked in the oven using the same one pan. Recipe for lemon butter chicken with garlic is prepared with mouth-watering lemon garlic butter sauce, healthy spinach, chicken thighs, garlic, and other simple ingredients. Check how to cook creamy lemon garlic butter chicken tasty thighs at home.
Awesome lemon garlic butter chicken thighs dish is prepared in one pan and then baked in the oven.
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Well, this tasty and juicy lemon butter chicken is made with spinach, a yummy taste. Also preparing a mouth-watering creamy lemon garlic butter sauce.
This lemon garlic chicken is very keto-friendly and low carb. It's really a tender, a bit crispy and a awesome chicken dish. I love these tasty creamy lemon butter chicken thighs. DON'T MISS IT
In this delicious lemon butter chicken with garlic, first, chicken thighs are seared in one pan. Then, the creamy lemon garlic butter sauce is prepared and then further baked in the oven.
Lemon butter chicken recipe can also be tailored with special vegetables like green peas, broccoli, asparagus and zucchini of your choice, and also with chicken breast. It's really worth trying.
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Can Chicken Breast Be Substituted For Chicken Thighs
Yes, in this creamy and tasty lemon garlic butter chicken recipe the chicken thighs used can be substituted with chicken breast. If you have to be careful while baking the chicken breast, its time will differ from the chicken thighs. Take the meat thermometer and check the internal temperature, it should be 165˚F (74˚C).
If the chicken breast is overcooked it can try out to be dry and tough. In this tasty lemon butter chicken, prefer using chicken thighs as it completely goes well with this recipe.
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How Long To Cook Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
Lemon Butter Chicken thighs are juicy from the inside and crispy from the outside. Here the time taken for cooking is important. If cooked for a long time it can get dry.
Preheat the oven at 450 degrees F and cook lemon butter chicken with garlic for 25 minutes. Finally, take meat thermometer and check the chicken thighs internal temperature it should be 165 degrees F / 74 degrees C.
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How To Make Lemon Butter Sauce For Chicken
- To make Lemon Butter Sauce, first add 1 tablespoon butter to the pan and add garlic and stir fry for 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Next add the chicken broth, parmesan, heavy cream, thyme, lemon juice and stir well. Bring this to a boil and reduce the heat.
- Add spinach and simmer till it gets wilted and sauce gets thickened for about 4 – 5 minutes and lemon garlic butter sauce is ready.
How To Make Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs
- Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C). Season the chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper very well and keep aside.
- Take large or medium oven proof pan, place it on medium high heat and add 2 tablespoons butter deglazing. (It should be coated or spread all over the pan). Add the chicken pieces with the skin down and sear for 2 – 3 minutes on each side till golden brown and keep them aside.
- Then make the lemon butter sauce as mentioned above.
- When lemon butter sauce gets thickened slightly, add the chicken pieces back to the pan. Bake the pan in the oven at 400˚F (200˚C) for 25 – 30 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165˚F
- Now the one pan creamy lemon garlic butter chicken thighs are ready, garnish with lemon slices and thyme leaves
What Goes Well With Tasty Lemon Butter Chicken
Tasty creamy lemon garlic butter chicken thighs go well with jasmine rice, pasta, mashed or roasted potatoes, skillet green beans, or roasted vegetables. This lemon butter chicken can also be served alone and also with oven roasted asparagus with parmesan.
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Tasty and Creamy Lemon Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs
Ingredients
- 6 Chicken Thighs with bone in & skin on
- salt and ground pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
For Lemon Butter Sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced or 1.5 teaspoons garlic paste
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon dried / fresh thyme
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
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Instructions
- For Lemon Butter Chicken, first preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C). Take the chicken thighs and season them with salt, pepper and paprika and keep them aside.
- Now take a large oven proof pan, place it on medium-high heat. Now add 2 tablespoons butter deglazing (all over the pan).
- Further, add the chicken thighs pieces with the skin down. Sear for 2 - 3 minutes on each side till golden brown and keep them aside.
- For Lemon Butter Sauce, add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. Add garlic and stir fry for 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Further add the chicken broth, parmesan, heavy cream, lemon juice, thyme and stir well. Bring this to a boil and reduce the heat to medium low.
- Add the spinach and simmer till it gets wilted and the sauce also gets thickened for about 4 - 5 minutes. Lemon Butter Sauce is ready.
- Add the chicken pieces back to the pan. Put the pan in the oven and bake at 400˚F (200˚C) for 25 – 30 minutes until the internal temperature reaches 165˚F
- Creamy lemon garlic butter chicken thighs are ready, garnish with lemon slices and thyme leaves
Tissa
Very yummy chicken recipe with delicious sauce.
Leah
I prepared this recipe with chicken breasts, it was really mouthwatering.
Holly
Good recipe,
Viviana
Very good recipe, my hubby loves it. We prepare it for every weekend dinner
Volia
Too good lemon butter chicken thighs recipe. My favorite
Matty
I cooked this chicken thighs yesterday, and every one in our family enjoyed. It’s a amazing recipe.