Chicken breast recipes can be so dull β time to step it up! Cream and lemon are a luscious combination and is sensationalΒ served over golden crispy chicken. AΒ quick andΒ easyΒ 10 minute recipe with fewΒ ingredients,Β serve this Creamy Lemon Chicken with pasta, mashed potato or for a low carb option, creamy cauliflower mash!
Chicken Breast Recipe
I was browsing my InstagramΒ feedΒ the other day, and all I could think was βitβs soΒ yellow and orangey.β I shared this observation with my mother, and her immediate response was βWell, of course. You post so many cheesy bread, potatoes and meat. Everything you like is yellow and brown. EvenΒ DozerΒ is yellow.β (Imagine this with a Japanese accent and finished with a snort of laughter).
I had no smart comeback for that. Because itβs completely true. π
So one of my (many) New Yearsβ resolutions will be (yet again) to post moreΒ green foods on RecipeTin Eats.
But for now β more yellow food.
In fact, a whole pan of yellow food. Golden brown (yellow!) chicken breast with a yellow lemon cream parmesan sauce. Bring on the yellow! ππ»
What you need for creamy lemon chicken breast
Chicken breast β or boneless skinless thigh
Chicken broth/stock β gives the sauce flavour (itβs pretty dull without it)
Cream and lemon β because weβre making aΒ creamy lemon sauce
Parmesan β forΒ umami AND to help thicken the sauce
Mustard β sauce thickening and extra flavour/tang
Flour β to dust chicken (gives it a crust that the sauce wants to cling to, optional)
Garlic β because garlic goes in 99% of my savoury foods
Butter β because butter makes everything better
How to make creamy lemon chicken breast
Youβre 10 minutes away from having this for dinner!
Hereβs how it goes down:
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, dust with flour;
Pan fry until golden then remove
Add everything else in, then simmer for 3 minutes until thickened;
Return chicken into skillet to rewarm; and
Serve over pasta, mashed potato or for a low carb option, Creamy Mashed Cauliflower.
Thereβs plenty of creamy lemon sauce for this chicken breast recipe. Enough to toss through pasta!
What to serve with Creamy Lemon Chicken
Serve this with a crisp garden salad with a tangy French Dressing or Balsamic dressing. Or try one of these:
Side salad suggestions
Also, some warm bread rolls to mop the plate clean wouldnβt go astray! If youβre in the mood for homemade bread, try these easy No Knead Soft Dinner Rolls or this simple Irish Soda Bread (I call it Emergency Bread!).
Β β Nagi x
Watch how to make it
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Creamy Lemon Chicken Breast
Ingredients
Crispy Chicken
- 600g / 1.2lb chicken breasts (2 large) (Note 1)
- 1/2 tsp cooking salt (kosher salt)
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
- 1/4 cup flour (plain / all-purpose)
- 40g / 3 tbsp butter , unsalted
- 1 β 2 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/4 cups chicken broth/stock
- 3/4 cup cream , heavy/thickened (Note 2)
- 3 β 4 tbsp lemon juice (adjust to taste, start with 3 tbsp)
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup parmesan cheese , freshly grated OR store bought finely shredded (Note 3)
To serve
- Pasta of choice (I used linguine)
- Finely chopped parsley
Instructions
Crispy Chicken
- Slice chicken breast horizontally to create two thin steaks (so you end up with 4 thin steaks in total).
- Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off excess.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken 2 minutes on each side until golden and crispy, then remove onto plate.
Sauce
- Add a touch of butter if your pan is dry β but you shouldn't need it. Add garlic, stir 10 seconds.
- Then add chicken broth, cream, lemon and Dijon mustard. Bring to simmer and scrape the bottom of the pan to dissolve brown bits into the liquid. Use a whisk if needed to dissolve mustard.
- Add parmesan then simmer rapidly for 3 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Add salt, pepper and adjust lemon to taste.
- Return the chicken to the pan (pour in any juices on the plate too), turn to coat.
- Place chicken on serving plates with pasta or mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with fresh parsley if using. Spoon over Lemon Sauce and serve! (Bread for mopping wouldn't go astray either)
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
Originally published January 2016, updated with new photos and video in November 2019.
Life of Dozer
In the big fancy house Iβm currently housesitting while Iβm in between houses β when he gets fed up following me up and down the stairs, he parks himself halfway!!
DELICIOUS!!
Nagi, Iβve made two of your recipes this week β both had my family raving.. Iβm singing your praises!!!
Wahoo! Thatβs great to hear Loretta!
This is definitely a keeper and so delicious, quick and easy to make.
Yes! Totally a midweek meal β ready in a flash!
Just cooked this tonight and it was a HUGE Hit! Iβll definitely be making it again for my husband. Yummmmm π Thank you
Awesome Hope! So glad it was a hit!
I tried this for Sunday lunch and it was delicious! It was honestly hard to ne eat the chicken just like this, with my fingers, while the sauce was simmeringβ¦
I like that you cut the chicken filets in two: cooks fast, healthier smaller portions and it gives me leftovers to freeze!
Next time I do it, I think Iβll add a splash of white wine in the sauce (my French grandmotherβs cooking secret), but it was already pretty excellent. Not overly lemony or garlicky, but just fingers-licking yummy!
Iβm looking forward to trying your other recipes π
Cooked this tonight. This was fast easy and delicious. I loved the creamy lemony garlick sauce over pasta or the other suggestions Would be good. Great recipe thanks very much. I really enjoy the pics of Dozer he is a beautiful Boy. I love your recipes Nagi they are really good.
Iβm so glad you enjoyed it Darlene! To be honest Iβd have this same over ANYTHING!
Hi Nagi,
I made this last night for me and my husband. Served it over red rice.
Though I didnβt measure ingredients carefully, and I didnβt have more than 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese, it turned out absolutely scrumptiously delicious. We both sopped up every last bit of sauce. Since we are both watching our weight, we ate only half of the chicken and so will be happy to have another yummy dinner tonight.
Once again, you made our dinner special.
It was thanks to a chance encounter with Laksa while living temporarily in Australia, that I discovered you. I loved the Laksa I ate at a restaurant and looked up a recipe. There you were at the top of the list on Google. Now that Iβm back home, I can no longer get essential Laksa ingredients but you post so many tempting recipes that I donβt care.
Thanks to you (and David Lebovitz) I rarely open any of my many recipe books for ideas.
Oh thatβs great to hear Sharon, Iβm so glad youβre loving the recipes β N x
Hey, I just made this and it is perfect!
I added a bit of dried thyme to the sauce and switched out the pasta (for low carb reasons) but I know Iβll keep making this one!
Amazing!!
Nagi, never change. The world needs more brown and yellow food!! π (But I have made some of your salads and they are winners, too!!!)
πππ
This was delicious. I am wondering if cooking the chicken with a sage leaf tooth picked on (a la saltimbocca) would further enhance.
I think it would be magnificent!! N x
So reduce or omit salt?
Another winner to add to our regulars. Thank you Nagi.
Thank you Sue! N xx
Thanks Nagi. Will cook this tonight. Your recipes are always delicious. Big hugs for Dozer. Heβs adorable!
I hope you enjoy it Nicole! N x
Again. Your a GO TO when I need inspiration
Love your video touch. Helps a lot to jam it into the little βgrey cellsβ
This is FABULOUS. Husband asks if this is Nagi recipe also? Yum!
Big pat for Dozer. Think he liked your pillow cause youβd been there π΄π΄
Pat passed on and happily received!! Heβs flopped down beside me as Iβm working π Glad you enjoyed this Elle! N xx
I am very much a normal./high carb cook for good health but cauliflower in any form would suit this dish well . . . oh, chicken thighs in my case ! Think Dozer will be very happy to move into his new home: what a Christmas present !
Iβm looking forward to stability in his life!!! It will be his forever home π N xx
Clever Dozer! This one is the winner for me. Forget low carb, give me big fat mash, Love it. How many steps??
I hear you loud and clear Vera!!! N xx
Man oh man another hit out of the ball park. This Creamy Lemony Chicken is the best, light, tasty, rich. Just made it today and it came out great.
Thank you Nagi for sharing this recipe. Really good.
ππ» Thank you for sharing your feedback CH! Iβm glad you enjoyed it! N xx
That sauce.. So creamy and delicious. Will try soon.
YES you should!! N xx
Omigoodness this sounds amazing! Canβt wait to try this! We eat Keto so Iβm just going to exchange the flour for crushed pork rinds and/or almond flour. The remaining ingredients are perfect. And weβll eat on mashed cauliflower as you suggested. Eeee!
That will be amazing Tara! Crushed pork rinds = AMAZING crunch
Going to make this TONIGHT! I was just thinking about what to do with the thin chicken breasts Iβve got defrosting in the fridge!
HI Hillary, so great to see you hear, hope you are well! N xx
Thanks for yet another delicious recipe! Chicken is so much better with a creamy sauce!! Also, love seeing sweet Dozer in your emails!! xo
I feel like thereβs not much a creamy sauce doesnβt make delicious! π
Dear Nagi,
Could you maybe add ml and gr to the recipe? I always love how I can easily make your recipes because of it.
Thank you!
Oh yikes, I forgot?? Popping over right away to fix that! N xx
So keen to give this a try, but any reason why you canβt use bone in chicken thighs? Iβve got some chicken βchopsβs In the fridge screaming for a little lemon dip π π π
I know they might take a little longer to cook initially but is there any other issue Iβm not considering? π π
100% perfect to make using thighs! I just specified breast because I show how to prep the breast meat to use in this recipe π N x