Garlic Butter Chicken

Garlic Butter Chicken

from averiecooks.com
30-Minute Meals
20 min
4 servings
294 kcal / serving

🧄🧈🍗 Tender, juicy chicken bathed in a rich garlic butter sauce with a splash of wine for extra flavor! This EASY stovetop chicken recipe is ready in 15 minutes and will become a family FAVORITE!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoonsolive oil
  • 1 ½ poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts (pounded to an even thickness (4 average-sized breasts))
  • 1 teaspoons21 salute seasoning or poultry seasoning
  • 1 teaspoonkosher salt (or to taste)
  • 1 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • ½ cupwhite wine* or chicken broth (or as necessary)
  • 3 tablespoonsunsalted butter (or more if you want extra sauce)
  • 1 tablespoongarlic (finely minced; or to taste)
  • 2 teaspoonsfresh parsley (optional for garnishing)

Directions

  1. 1

    To a large skillet, add the olive oil, pounded chicken, evenly season with 21 Salute, salt, pepper, and cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Do not touch, move, or disturb the chicken while it is searing. After 5 minutes, flip chicken over. It should have a medium golden color. For thicker/bigger chicken breasts, sear for 6-7 minutes.

  2. 2

    Allow chicken to cook on the second side for about 5 minutes, or until done and cooked through. Again, do not disturb the chicken while it's searing.

  3. 3

    Remove chicken with a slotted spatula and place it on a plate to rest.

  4. 4

    Using caution, deglaze your skillet by adding wine (or broth) and allow the liquid to bubble up and steam violently for a few seconds.

  5. 5

    Add the butter and allow it to melt, about 1 minute; stir continuously until melted.

  6. 6

    Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minutes; stir continuously.

  7. 7

    Turn the heat off, add the chicken back into the skillet, flip it around in the garlic butter sauce, and spoon the sauce over the chicken.

  8. 8

    Optionally garnish with parsley and serve immediately.