By Laurent Beckers
Butter Lemon Chicken by Lau
10 steps
Prep:15minCook:35min
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:08:29 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
35
Low
Glycemic Load
4
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories795.8 kcal (40%)
Total Fat67.2 g (96%)
Carbs10.4 g (4%)
Sugars2.2 g (2%)
Protein34.9 g (70%)
Sodium616.7 mg (31%)
Fiber1.5 g (5%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
Step 1
- Pre-heat oven to 200C
OvenPreheat
Step 2
- Season chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper (to taste)
chicken thighs6
paprika1 Tbsp
salt
pepper
Step 3
- Melt some of the butter in a large pan and fry chicken until both sides are golden brown.
Frying Pan
butter unsalted100g
Step 4
- Transfer chicken to an oven dish and leave on the side.
Baking dish
Step 5
- In the pan used for the chicken, add remaining butter, garlic and cook stirring frequently until fragrant.
butter unsalted100g
garlic3 cloves
Step 6
- Stir in the broth, cream, parmesan, lemon juice and thyme.
chicken broth236ml
double cream118ml
parmesan
lemon1
Step 7
- Reduce heat and stir in spinach until it has wilted a bit and sauce has slightly thickened.
baby spinach
Step 8
Add sauce and lemon pieces (from the one you juiced out) to the chicken in the oven dish and place into the oven until completely cooked through. (About 25-30min)
OvenHeat
Step 9
Fry the asparagus in the same pan you fried the chicken in and season to taste, whilst the chicken is in the oven and asparagus are in the pan, cook the rice
Frying Pan
Pot
green asparagus
whole grain rice
Step 10
Once the chicken is done, serve it with rice and green asparagus, spoon some sauce over the rice