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Chicken that gets coated in lemon pepper seasoning and is baked to tender and juicy perfection. The brown butter garlic lemon sauce is absolutely incredible!
It is spring so I like to lemon all the things. Actually I love lemon all year round but I like to take advantage of it while it is popular. My favorite spice to use is the lemon pepper spice. I love lemon with some pepper and it really takes this chicken to a whole different and delicious level.
This recipe is so easy to make. And it seems so impressive. I bake the chicken in the oven and then I broiled the tops so they could get that nice crisp edge and tender and juicy center.
Right before the chicken was done I made the amazing brown butter garlic lemon sauce. Holy yum! The brown butter is just one extra step and is absolutely amazing. All of the flavors in the sauce came together so well and it was the perfect finishing touch to this lemon pepper chicken.
A quick and easy recipe that is full of such delicious flavor! This is one that you are going to love!
Lemon Pepper Chicken with a Brown Butter Garlic Lemon Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 thigh chicken chicken breasts can also work
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Pepper Seasoning
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- Juice of one lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Season the chicken thighs with the lemon pepper seasoning. Bake on a greased baking sheet for 15-20 minutes or until completely cooked throughout. Broil the last couple of minutes to get the crisp tops.
- In a medium skillet add the butter and cook over medium high heat. Continue to whisk for a few minutes until the butter starts to become frothy and brown. Add in the chicken broth, garlic, and juice of one lemon. Add the chicken thighs to the skillet and coat in the sauce. Let simmer for a couple of minutes before serving.
- This was great served over rice with the brown butter lemon garlic sauce drizzled on top! Yum!
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Nutrition
Serves: 4
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
oh yummy!
That Sauce!!!
Wow looks yummy
Was really good! However I did this with only 3 chicken thighs. And at 375 for 20 mins the internal temp was only 119. With the 4-5 thighs its going to take prob closer to 30-35 mins. I know it does says “or until chicken is cooked through”, but I thought I would let people know what to expect.
Thanks
I was thinking the time was a bit low for cooking the chicken.
Made this tonight!! Very yummy. I always cook chicken to an internal temperature. If you want to die a painful death, cook it by time!! Lol
Look super great, as good as the photos, it was good, but I can’t say wow, I cooked the chicken 30 mins at 375 .
We LOVE this recipe! The sauce is soooooooooo delicious! We make this at least once a week. If my son had his way, we would eat it everyday! ? I’m baking it as I’m typing this.?
That makes my heart SO happy! I am so happy your son is a fan and that your family loves this recipe! It is one of my favorites!! Thank you so much for sharing! XOXO
Are the thighs skinned? They look like the skins are still on? Also how do you make the lemon pepper seasoning?
Wow!
Help! Are the chicken thighs skinless and boneless?
You can see the thigh bone in the recipe image.
also – preparing this recipe as I type. I can’t wait to taste this!
Skinless thighs or no?
Yes, skinless thighs work great! XOXO
Also, how do you make ‘lemon pepper seasoning’.
I will probably just make the sauce and sprinkle lemon pepper over chopped chicken and cook it in frying pan. (Skillet to you, I think.)
There is a lemon pepper pre-made seasoning in the spice aisle ?
My new favorite dish! This was as EASY as it was DELICIOUS! I had a couple of small red potatoes that I cut into chunks and boiled in lightly salted water. When they were almost done, I scooped the pieces and let them finish cooking in the sauce with the chicken. Asparagus and a simple salad completes a wonderful meal. Thank you for sharing.
First time cooking and wanted something delicious and doable. This was the perfect recipe and my family loves it! So glad I found you’re blog and excited for many more delicious in the future. ?
Thank you!
I made this tonight for dinner, it was hit even for my picky daughters. The only thing I added was a bit of paprika to the sauce to give it a bit of a kick. This will definitely be added to my family’s favorites. Thanks!
That is great to hear! I am so glad that you were able to have your daughter love it! Thank you for sharing! XOXO
This site is the best thing to me since the baking of French Bread.
I’m looking forward to making these recipes for me and my family of 8 grandchildren and their parents.
Thanks
Granny aka Yvonne Shepard
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
I like to use unsalted butter.
Can you substitute olive oil for the butter? I have a butter flavored olive oil from a specialty shop.
Yes, that sounds delicious!
what is the sodium content for this recipe?. I noticed the first ingredient listed in the pre-made lemon pepper seasoning is salt.
I like to use myfitnesspal.com or skinny taste.com for any nutritional information. Hope that helps answer any questions that you may have. Thanks for following along with me! XOXO
I made this the other night with enough for leftovers. I am glad I did; just finishing up what was left for lunch today.
Easy & very tasty. I used breasts, as it was what I had on hand and served it over rice w/vermicelli and broccoli.
Will definitely be serving this dish on a regular basis.
—-Nancy Stephanos
I cooked leg quarters seasoned with the lemon pepper seasoning on celery stalks with onion. I added the drippings from the pan and the pan vegetables to the lemon garlic butter sauce with the cooked chicken. I added extra lemon to account for the chicken drippings. Cooked broccoli and rice with It. It was awesome and easy!
Made this last night and it came out tough & rubbery. I didn’t pound the breasts to even thickness and I cooked at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Which of these things caused it or is there another reason?
Your chicken was not cooked throughly. The heat was way too high for thick pieces of chicken. Also, in the future, never pound chicken.
Made this – with chicken breasts – along with roasted potatoes and roasted broccoli for a wonderful meal. This is a keeper. The sauce, as you stated, is so so so good. I know it will be good on rice but this was great with the broccoli and the potatoes too.
What’s brown butter?
This will make the brown butter for you:
In a medium skillet add the butter and cook over medium high heat. Continue to whisk for a few minutes until the butter starts to become frothy and brown. Add in the chicken broth, garlic, and juice of one lemon. Add the chicken thighs to the skillet and coat in the sauce. Let simmer for a couple of minutes before serving.
I did this with 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts and brushed them with small amount of olive oil prior to coating with lemon pepper and baking. Perfect recipe for diabetes type 2. Served with baked squash and zucchini dish.
That sounds great! Thank you for sharing!
Just made this, Ohhhhh my so very good! This is a keeper!
Very yummy! I doubled the sauce though, and it was very good!