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Get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less with this delicious Garlic Butter Skillet Chicken. Easy to make and family friendly.
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Garlic Butter Skillet Chicken

Get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less with this delicious Garlic Butter Skillet Chicken. Easy to make and family-friendly.
Course Entree
Keyword chicken recipes, skillet chicken, chicken breast
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 315kcal
Author Tiffany bendayan

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 tablespoons butter melted
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Season both sides of chicken with paprika, basil, parsley, salt and pepper.
  • In asmall bowl, mix together butter and minced garlic
  • Heat avocado oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once pan is heated through, add chicken and cook for 1-2 minutes each side.
  • Pour garlic butter sauce over the chicken and place the skillet in the preheated oven. Bake for 15-25 minutes depending on the size of chicken breasts. Chicken breasts should get to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
  • Remove skillet from the oven. Use a spoon to pour the garlic butter sauce from the pan onto each chicken breast before serving

Notes

This recipe makes plenty of this liquid gold garlic butter sauce. It is delicious poured on the chicken after plating, but also poured onto an accompanying side of mashed potatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 572mg | Potassium: 446mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 808IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg