Chicken breast recipes can be so dull โ time to step it up! Cream and lemon are a luscious combination and is sensationalย served over golden crispy chicken. Aย quick andย easyย 10 minute recipe with fewย ingredients,ย 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 Instagramย feedย the other day, and all I could think was โitโs soย yellow and orangey.โ I shared this observation with my mother, and her immediate response was โWell, of course. You post so many cheesy bread, potatoes and meat. Everything you like is yellow and brown. Evenย Dozerย is yellow.โ (Imagine this with a Japanese accent and finished with a snort of laughter).
I had no smart comeback for that. Because itโs completely true. ๐
So one of my (many) New Yearsโ resolutions will be (yet again) to post moreย green foods on RecipeTin Eats.
But for now โ 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! ๐๐ป
What you need for creamy lemon chicken breast
Chicken breast โ or boneless skinless thigh
Chicken broth/stock โ gives the sauce flavour (itโs pretty dull without it)
Cream and lemon โ because weโre making aย creamy lemon sauce
Parmesan โ forย umami AND to help thicken the sauce
Mustard โ sauce thickening and extra flavour/tang
Flour โ to dust chicken (gives it a crust that the sauce wants to cling to, optional)
Garlic โ because garlic goes in 99% of my savoury foods
Butter โ because butter makes everything better
How to make creamy lemon chicken breast
Youโre 10 minutes away from having this for dinner!
Hereโs 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.
Thereโs 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 wouldnโt go astray! If youโre 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!).
ย โ 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 โ 2 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/4 cups chicken broth/stock
- 3/4 cup cream , heavy/thickened (Note 2)
- 3 โ 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 โ 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 Iโm currently housesitting while Iโm in between houses โ when he gets fed up following me up and down the stairs, he parks himself halfway!!
Hi Nagi,
As far as Iโm concerned, all the dishes can be yellow and orangey as long as they taste as delicious as this one!!
I thought i made enough for lunch leftovers tomorrow but my fiance-who-was-not-so-hungry loved it so much it all disappeared before I could pack away any extra!
Thank you for the recipe and your wonderful blog ๐
Clearly you are a wonderful cook and your fiancรฉ has wonderful taste ๐ Thank you for trying my recipes, so glad you enjoyed it!!! N x
Iโm so glad I tracked this down. I love the idea of cream and lemon and chicken, then add pasta, whatโs not to like? I donโt know that I have seen lowfat cream here, but no problem, Iโll use full fat. There really isnโt that much, right?If Iโm going to worry about the fat, I can skip the pasta and do a โgreenโ veg, although it doesnโt sound quite as good.
You are a better person than me if you go veggies instead of pasta with this Cathy!! ๐
I made the lemon/cream chicken last night, it was definitely delicious but..the sauce was much too thin, it would not cling to the past. I made it with heavy cream, a real splurge
Thank you for your comment June. I really appreciate people who cook the recipe and then give feedback. I also found the sauce a little runny, but eventually when mixed with the pasta it ended up pretty good. My issue was that I didnโt crisp up the chicken enough, was a bit pale looking. But the taste was very nice. Iโll make it again and crisp it up a bit more. Thanks for the recipe Nagi!
Heryl
Hi Cheryl! So glad you enjoyed the flavour!! The sauce needs to be cooked long enough to make it to the thickness desired but you are right, it certainly does thicken as it cools and when it is poured on the pasta!! Hope you have a FANTASTIC weekend Cheryl!! Thank you again for taking the time to leave your comments!! N x
Hi June! Glad you loved the flavour! Try simmering the sauce a bit longer, when it simmers down, it thickens!! <3 N x
I recently found your page and I am so glad to have come across these amazing recipes!! Everything looks so gorgeous!! Iโm in love and I canโt wait to try them out!! ???
Happy New Year my dear! Your mom is too funny โ I can just hear her saying, โeven Dozer is yellow.โ Lol!
As a kid, my mom would make a crispy lemon chicken dish that was always one of my favorites. Though over the years, I had forgotten all about it! How does that happen?! In any event, thank you so much for posting this! Iโm really loving the gravy youโve added โ we didnโt have that! This is a dish I will certainly be making very soon! Also, sending this to my mom to remind her ๐
Happy New Year to you too!!! I canโt wait to read about your trip!! Oooh, that reminds me of your orange chicken. So good. SO SO good!! I have to make it again soon. Must!
Sooo glad you are going to post the Salmon Alfredo recipe! Will be making both of these soonโฆThanks!
Soooo glad you approve!!! Iโve been worried about not posting enough GREEN foods!!
How about some sort of posh caesar salad, Nagi? Iโm sure you can hide a decent amount of cheese in that.
Donโt worry, dear, I posted a chocolate recipe this week. 2 rebels together โฆ ha! And Iโm not even planning to post anything green.
Absolutely LOVE this meal of yours โ love that youโve served it with asta.
BA HA!! You mean you didnโt kick off the new year with healthy food either?? ๐
I do love the short ingredient list. This looks quite easy to prepare at home. Happy new year Nagi and a lucky 2016.
Hi Elaine! Happy New Year to you too!! I havenโt been over to see your recipes in a while, Iโm keen to have a browse, popping over now!
Iโm sure that if I could, I would only eat yellow and brown too. This is now on my list of things to make.
BA HA!!! Itโs so true, yellow and brown foods, they are the BEST!!! ๐
My taste buds wonโt stop singing when I look at this recipe!! And I totally agree you canโt go wrong with cream! ๐
โSingingโ is a good description!! Love it!! <3
I hear you Nagi ! Actually my New yearโs resolution is to include greens in all my recipes . And so far I donโt think itโs going pretty well. Oh Well โฆwill see how things go.
You canโt beat easy, tasty, creamy chicken like this . What a great way to start up the New Year!
Oooh, Imma, I know you understand!!! Weโve had the โbrown foodโ conversation before!! PS Your chickpea curry was happening again last weekend! Iโm OBSESSED!!
Oh! you are killing me!! this looks divineโฆ
Sorry! ๐ Donโt mean to torture you!!
I grew up with French folks and cream was always in use and if that was too much for someone, they just used butter.
I love your creamy lemon chicken and Iโm sure both my grandmothers would be happy to tuck in to this dish.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you too!! Did you get my message re your servers??
Iโve been following your recipes for a while now (I made those sticky drumsticks a few weeks ago, so good!) from around the world during my travels, but Iโve settled in Australia and now Iโm extra obsessed. Thanks for not using crazy ingredients. I love that I can come here and usually whip up a recipe without an extra trip to the store or searching for an ingredient Iโll use once/no one has ever heard of.
This chicken is happening in 2016.
Hi there!! Welcome (back to?) Australia!!! I love travelling but Iโve known always that Australia is where my home is ๐ Thanks for your kind words! Iโm so glad you are enjoying my recipes!!
This doesnโt look like a fail to me! Mmmmmโฆ Green and purple food and wait a day or two. ๐
YOUR food is so much more colourful than mine!! Jealous!
As my return-to-work date draws nearer and nearer (4.5 weeks to go), I am stockpiling recipes that are quick and easy, with ingredients I would normally find in my fridge. This recipe is perfect!!! Although cream is not something I would normally find in my fridge (Chinese Cantonese people, especially my family, donโt cook with cream either), I may have to make sure I have a small carton floating around in the fridge from now on! Now I just need to befriend someone with a lemon tree in their yard โ or try and grow one myself.
I canโt believe youโre going back so soon!!! Are you returning to your previous job or a new one?
Hehehe Iโve had nearly 2 years off with my Small One, so it is well and truly time to go back. Returning to an existing job, but I have no idea which team Iโm working in/with as there have been 3 restructures since I went on maternity leave in Feb 2014! Wish me luck!
You donโt need luck! <3
PS โ I would quit my job in a heart beat if you offer me a job! :-p
So wishing I was at that point in my careerโฆ..
Cant a Mother just cut you with one blow!, Never mind Nagi I dint mind cream or those delicious colours. Cooking from the heart is better than cooking by colour. X
I know, right?? She cracks me up!!!
Well, I donโt care whether it is green, red, or purple as long as it tastes good and Nagi โ all of your recipes taste fantastic. Now, what did I do with all the extra heavy cream that we bought for the holidays?? We made no-churn ice cream. Naughty of us, right?? Well, we just gave it to our kids and grandkids. Out of sight, out of temptation. Looking forward to all of your great recipes โ brown, yellow or puce.
You made no churn ice cream? Did you blog it? I keep meaning to try it!!! What did you think?? PS Puce coloured foodโฆ.so pretty! All I can think of is baking ๐
Love your mumโs comment! Mums are always best to give you their uncensored honest opinion! Cheers to a green 2016, not that I didnโt like orange 2015! (you might struggle with blue 2017 if thatโs what youโre going for!). Happy New Year my lovely, and the creamy chicken would also be served with pasta in my house!
Happy New Year to you too Mel!! Mothers โ TOO honest for their own good sometimes!!!
Hi Nagi! Perfect for the days I want a good dinner, but donโt want to stand in the kitchen for an hour or two! I see green in there, parsley counts! My dogs and cat are all black and white โ must mean I like caviar on mashed potatoes โ doesnโt sound bad to me! ๐
BA HA HA!!! Caviar and mashed potato!! You crack me up Dorothy!!