Easy 'n Elegant Chicken with Lime Butter
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄2 lime, juice of (juice the other half & freeze for later use)
- 2 tablespoons butter (no substitutes)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon chives, minced (fresh or freeze-dried)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dill weed
directions
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Spray large non-stick skillet with cooking spray, or lightly brush with oil.
- Place on stove over medium heat, and add chicken.
- Cook about 4 minutes or until lightly brown on the bottom.
- Turn chicken, cover and reduce heat to low.
- Cook about 10 minutes or until fork can be inserted in chicken easily.
- Remove chicken to warmed serving dish.
- Drain off pan juices (save for another use if desired) and wipe pan.
- Over low heat, add lime juice to pan and cook until juice begins to bubble.
- Add butter, cut into chunks, and stir until butter becomes opaque and forms a thickened sauce.
- Stir in chives and dill weed.
- Spoon over chicken and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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DH and I both really enjoyed this dish. It really did taste as if the preparation was more complicated than it was. We used boneless/skinless chicken breast, but made the recipe exactly as written. Don't think we'd make any changes, as this results in a lovely-tasting meal. We'll be using this recipe often to make this great-tasting chicken to chill and slice for summertime main-dish salads. Excellent recipe!
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This was great. It was one of those unplanned dinners with a ton of people arriving when all I had was chicken and a bagful of limes. No dill, but I did put in a bunch of herbs on hand - who knows what - the kitchen was chaotic - it was probably cilantro and chives since I always have that. Salting is a key. You must taste the sauce before serving. Simple , easy, delicious - what more can you want?
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So easy, so good! A simple preparation truly can yield a wonderful meal. I've been planning to make this for years (yes, years) and finally did it. Fresh dill and chives were still flourising in the yard, and I used more than 1/4 teaspoon of each. Otherwise made as directed. The chicken cooked nicely in the time listed, which doesn't always happen. It was tender and had a perfect flavor. DH can't handle real sour flavors, and for him this was too sour, but I loved it! And my step-son will enjoy it as well; I plan to make it for him next time he visits. So glad I finally tried this!
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I love fresh limes and always have them on hand, but this recipe was just too tangy. I didn't wipe the juices out of the pan, just deglazed it with the lime juice, then whisked in the cold butter. It was very easy to make, though. I might have liked it better with a higher ratio of butter to lime. Sorry, TBG.
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