Lemon Butter Chicken Strips Recipe

Lemon Butter Chicken Strips – This delicious skillet chicken is covered with lemon butter garlic sauce, a flavorful dinner choice! Scroll down for Lemon Butter Chicken Recipe (printable version) and instructions.

When it comes to week nights, I always want something quick and easy. But a quick and easy recipe doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have to also be delicious. This week I am concentrating on things you can do with chicken strips.

I love baking, pan frying and grilling up chicken strips as its an easy fix and a great way to quickly cook up the boneless, skinless chicken in your home without waiting a long time.  You can pretty much take any chicken recipe and turn it into a strip recipe, just adding a little rice, or arugula or noodles depending on the flavor.

If you are looking for something super flavorful, you should also check out my crack chicken tacos!

In this case, this is a lemon garlic butter sauce, a perfect light weight that can be mixed with almost anything- noodles, rice, anything!

Another way to create these is to skip the naked chicken and instead use a Parmesan crust and then add the sauce.

No matter what you do, I hope this Lemon Butter Chicken recipe makes your table this evening!

Lemon Butter Chicken Strips Recipe

• 3 chicken breasts boneless, skinless preferred – cut into strips
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 Tablespoon paprika
• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

Instructions to make easy lemon butter chicken

Using a sharp kitchen knife, slice the chicken breasts into strips. Season to taste with paprika, salt and pepper. Set aside.

Melt half of the butter in a skillet over medium high heat.

Add the chicken to the hot melted butter and sear on both sides for about 5-7 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

Remove the chicken to a plate and add the remaining butter to the skillet.

Add the garlic, then 30 seconds later add the chicken broth, Parmesan, lemon juice and thyme. Give it a good stir and let it start to bubble before adding in the heavy cream, stirring or whisking often.

Cook until the sauce becomes creamy, about 5 minutes, and then add the chicken fingers back to the skillet and spoon on a bit more sauce.

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Lemon Butter Chicken Strips Recipe

Lemon Butter Chicken Strips Recipe are perfectly seasoned and ready for dinner tonight. A recipe you can count on!

What You Need

• 3 chicken breasts boneless, skinless preferred - cut into strips
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 Tablespoon paprika
• 3 Tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Instructions

1. Using a sharp kitchen knife, slice the chicken breasts into strips. Season to taste with paprika, salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. Melt half of the butter in a skillet over medium high heat.
3. Add the chicken to the hot melted butter and sear on both sides for about 5-7 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
4. Remove the chicken to a plate and add the remaining butter to the skillet.
5. Add the garlic, then 30 seconds later add the chicken broth, Parmesan, lemon juice and thyme. Give it a good stir and let it start to bubble before adding in the heavy cream, stirring or whisking often.
6. Cook until the sauce becomes creamy, about 5 minutes, and then add the chicken fingers back to the skillet and spoon on a bit more sauce.

Other Chicken Recipe Ideas

Need more family friendly recipes this week? Try one of these below or visit a huge variety of chicken recipes here.

Crack Chicken Tacos

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