Name: Easy Creamy Lemon Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Salted butter - ½ cup; Skinless, boneless chicken breasts - 6; Lemon juice - 3 tablespoons; Lemon zest - 2 teaspoons; Half-and-half - 1 cup; Grated Parmesan cheese, divided, or to taste (Optional) - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Easy Creamy Lemon Chicken

1. Salted butter ½ cup

2. Skinless, boneless chicken breasts 6

3. Lemon juice 3 tablespoons

4. Lemon zest 2 teaspoons

5. Half-and-half 1 cup

6. Grated Parmesan cheese, divided, or to taste (Optional) ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Easy Creamy Lemon Chicken

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Place in a baking dish.

3 . Stage

Stir lemon juice and zest into the leftover butter in the pan, and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in half-and-half slowly. Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese until sauce is smooth. Pour sauce over chicken.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 20 to 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.