Easy Garlic Lemon Chicken Strips with Rice
Garlic Lemon Chicken Strips is a wonderful go-to meal to have up your sleeve for busy weeknights. It’s delicious and flavorful and comes together quickly on the stove.
Ingredients
- 2-4 chicken breasts cut into strips
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1.5 cups chicken broth (homemade preferred)
- 1/2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 TBSP lemon juice
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley
(Bowl of long-grain cooked rice set aside)
Instructions
PREP AND COOK CHICKEN
- Trim chicken breast into strips and dry completely with paper towel.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and coat in a thin layer of flour.
- Drizzle 2-3 TBSP of olive oil in a hot skillet.
- When the oil has heated, add chicken strips (they should sizzle when you add them) and cook for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown. Flip to the other side and cook for about 2-3 minutes until golden brown and cooked all the way through.
- Once cooked, remove chicken to a plate and set aside.
MAKE SAUCE
- Pour a small amount (about 3 TBSP) of chicken broth to the pan and use a wooden spoon to scrape up all of the brown bits in the pan so they don’t burn.
- Add butter, minced garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice and cook for a minute or two until fragrant.
- Add wine and let simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the rest of chicken broth and continue to simmer for about 5 minutes. Sauce will reduce in volume and deepen in flavor.
- Remove a small portion of chicken broth and add one tsp of flour and mix. Add back to the skillet and continue to simmer for a couple minutes to thicken sauce.
- Add ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp pepper to taste
- Add chicken back to pan and turn it to coat on both sides.
- Plate over rice and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and cracked pepper.