Made this last night.. Lemon Butter Chicken Thighs.. Delicious!

ciao_bella · ‎03-13-2010

Lemon Butter Chicken (thighs)

Easy crisp-tender chicken with the creamiest lemon butter sauce ever ..heavenly!

8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 cups baby spinach, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Season chicken thighs with paprika, salt and pepper, to taste.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; set aside.
Melt remaining tablespoon butter in the skillet. Add garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, Parmesan, lemon juice and thyme.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat, stir in spinach, and simmer until the spinach has wilted and the sauce has slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Return chicken to the skillet.
Place into oven, uncovered and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 175 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
Serve immediately.

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vermint · ‎04-05-2010

Yum! Printing this one out for my recipe file...thanks!

RespectLife · ‎02-27-2012

I am so into lemon flavors these days!! Thank you!

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

RespectLife - This sounds delicious. I will definitely be giving it a try!

Qshopper1991 · ‎08-15-2014

${#emotions_dlg.w00t}$ You had me at chicken thighs, cream and spinach.

I think I will add some fresh mushrooms to it also. And instead of an entire cup of chicken broth, I'll do 1/2 cup chicken broth and 1/2 cup of white wine.

Total yum, I'll bet ${#emotions_dlg.biggrin}$

kitty60 · ‎03-13-2010

I made this the other night and it was ok, but...we had the leftovers today and it was absolutely fabulous. My DH and I cannot believe how the flavors developed. It is now a keeper!

GinaV24 · ‎07-23-2010

sounds great

sueinsf · ‎03-13-2010

This looked good until I saw the cream. I wonder if there is a lower fat alternative??

soonersis · ‎08-12-2010

I made this for dinner last night and it was delicious. DH loved it too.

gkelly · ‎04-22-2010

Thanks for all the replies letting is know how you liked this dish! I have everything I need except for the baby spinach and will get some Monday when I go into town! Wil have for dinner Monday night!!