Herb Chicken With Lemon Cream Sauce Recipes

HERB CHICKEN WITH LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, combine olive oil, mustard, lemon zest, thyme and rosemary; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Using your fingers or a brush, work the mixture onto both sides of the chicken. Melt butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; drain excess fat, reserving 1 tablespoon, and set aside. Add garlic and red pepper flakes to the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, lemon juice and basil; season with salt and pepper, to taste Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Return chicken to the skillet. Place into oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes. Serve immediately.

CREAMY LEMON HERB CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat.
• Add chicken and cook until browned on both sides about 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken and keep warm.
• Add vegetables to skillet.
• Stirring constantly, cook 5 minutes or until crisp tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil over medium heat.
• Boil 1 minute.
• Spoon over chicken.

CREAMY HERBS DE PROVENCE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• In a mortar and pestle or a Ziplock bag crush the herbs de Provence herb mixture until fragrant. Mix together in a small bowl with the heavy cream, chicken stock, lemon zest (not juice), and dijon mustard. Set aside
• In a pan over medium low heat, melt the butter. Place the chicken breasts skin side down into the pan and cook for 7-10 minutes, or until the skin is a deep golden brown. Flip and pour the sauce and lemon juice into the pan.
• Transfer the pan into the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the thickest part of the chicken breast is 160°F.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and transfer the chicken to a plate. Put the pan over medium heat and reduce the sauce by half. Remove it from the heat and swirl in the butter to emulsify the sauce. Return the chicken to the sauce, simmer for another minute then serve.

CHICKEN WITH A LEMON HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the olive oil and swirl to coat the skillet.
• Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper on the smooth side of each breast.
• Place in the skillet seasoned side down and cook without disturbing until brown and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Season the top side of the chicken and flip.
• Cook 1 minute over the burner; then transfer the skillet to the oven until chicken registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, about 6 to 8 minutes more.
• Place on a cutting board and let rest.
• For the sauce, smash the garlic clove, sprinkle with the salt, and with the side of a large knife, mash and smear the mixture to a coarse paste.
• Transfer to a blender with the parsley, mint, pepper, lemon zest, and juice.
• Pulse until coarsely chopped and then slowly drizzle in the olive oil.
• Pour into the skillet and deglaze the pan with the sauce.
• Slice the chicken into small strips or shred and place back in the skillet.
• Heat over medium until heated through.