Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken
Recipes Chicken Main Dish Quick and Easy
Description
In about 30 minutes, you can have a tasty chicken entree that's creamy and lemony and easy to prepare. It comes with baby spinach and spices that make it really special. Serve it with your favorite sides.
Ingredients
6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
salt, to taste
1 T. paprika
black pepper, to taste
3 T. unsalted butter, divided
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ c. heavy cream
¼ c. Parmesan cheese
freshly squeezed juice from 1 lemon
2 c. fresh baby spinach
1 t. dried thyme
1 c. chicken broth/stock
Directions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Season chicken thighs with salt, pepper and paprika.
Melt 2 T. butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat; add chicken, skin-side down; sear both sides until golden brown; drain excess fat; set aside.
Melt remaining butter in the skillet; add garlic; stir until fragrant; add chicken broth/stock, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice and thyme; stir. Bring to boil; reduce heat to Low. Stir in spinach; simmer until spinach has wilted and sauce has thickened.
Return chicken to the skillet. Bake for 25 minutes.
Serve.
4 servings.