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skillet with garlic lemon butter sauce and a spoon

Easy Chicken Sauces

Isabel Laessig
Never serve bland chicken again with my master post of all the best Easy Chicken Sauces! Flavor has never been so easy!
5 from 3 votes
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Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 2 cups
Calories 546 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lemon
  • 8 Tablespoons butter divided into 5 tablespoons and 3 tablespoons
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1 cup white wine or chicken broth
  • ½ cup heavy cream or half & half
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet over medium heat, melt 5 Tablespoons of butter and add minced garlic.
    8 Tablespoons butter, 1 Tablespoon garlic
    garlic and butter in pan
  • Cook the garlic for 2-3 minutes, then squeeze in lemon juice.
    1 lemon
    squeezing lemon into garlic and butter in pan
  • Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes, then add the white wine and stir.
    1 cup white wine
    adding white wine to lemon butter sauce in pan
  • Simmer for 2-3 minutes, then add in remaining butter and season with salt and pepper.
    8 Tablespoons butter, salt and pepper
    melting butter into pan for lemon garlic butter sauce
  • Slowly stir in the heavy cream, and mix well. Serve, and enjoy!
    ½ cup heavy cream
    adding heavy cream to lemon garlic butter sauce

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Notes

  • Choose a sauce based on the sides you'll be serving! Roasted vegetables and pasta are incredible with cream sauce, while you might prefer to serve chicken and fries with a dipping sauce.
  • These sauces are perfect for chicken, but it's never a bad idea to make extra to serve with other proteins in the following days!
  • Most sauces are perfect for making ahead, but avoid this with Bearnaise or other egg-heavy sauces. They won't reheat well, and are best served fresh!
  • For butter-based pan sauces, good butter matters! A quality butter will make a big difference, so it's worth picking up something nice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 546kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 2gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 30gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 336mgPotassium: 212mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1545IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken sauce recipes, easy chicken sauces, sauces for chicken
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