Chicken Scampi Recipe

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All the flavor and taste of shrimp scampi! Serve over rice or with spaghetti. Do not forget to serve with crusty rolls or bread to sop up the sauce!

A simple recipe for chicken scampi, even when you're lacking in shrimps! This wonderful dish has most of the components associated with the original, but far more simpler in cooking and it saves up on the cost of seafood. This recipe is perfect for those who fancy a heartier dish!

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 18 mins
Total: 28 mins
Serves:

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • ¼ tsp dried oregano
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 4 boneless chicken breast halves, sliced lengthwise into thirds

Instructions

  1. In a skillet, heat the butter or margarine and oil over medium high until the butter melts.
  2. Add the parsley, basil, oregano and garlic and salt and mix together in the skillet.
  3. Stir in lemon juice.
  4. Then add the chicken and saute for about 3 minutes or until white.
  5. Lower the heat and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.

  6. More butter/margarine can be added if needed.

Nutrition

  • Sugar: 1g
  • :
  • Calcium: 22mg
  • Calories: 457kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 1g
  • Cholesterol: 72mg
  • Fat: 39g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Iron: 1mg
  • Potassium: 439mg
  • Protein: 24g
  • Saturated Fat: 7g
  • Sodium: 758mg
  • Vitamin A: 1049IU
  • Vitamin C: 4mg
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