How To Make Chicken Skillet with Cilantro Lime Sauce
A creamy white sauce with a distinct tangy and savory flavor from lime and cilantro makes this chicken skillet dish a fresh-tasting and filling meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4chicken breasts,skinless boneless
- ¼tspsalt
- ¼tspblack pepper,freshly ground
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1cupchicken broth
- 1½tbsplime juice,fresh
- ¼cuponion,finely chopped
- 1tbspcilantro,chopped
- ½tspred pepper flakes
- 3tbspheavy cream
- 2tbspunsalted butter,cubed
- lime wedges and more cilantro,for garnish
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
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Pound the chicken to get a consistent thickness throughout and season them with salt and pepper.
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In a large ovenproof skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook for 6 to 7 minutes, turning once. Set chicken on a plate and cover tightly with foil until step 5.
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Remove skillet from heat and add the broth, lime juice, onion, cilantro, and red pepper. Return to heat.
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Cook and stir to scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Bring to a boil.
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Allow to boil gently, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until the liquid is reduced to around ¼ cup. Reduce heat to medium-low, then add the cream and butter. Stir until butter has melted.
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Add chicken to the sauce and place the skillet in the preheated oven.
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Bake uncovered until the chicken is completely cooked through, about 5 to 10 minutes.
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Serve chicken with sauce spooned on top and garnish with lime wedges and cilantro.
Nutrition
- Calories: 449.22kcal
- Fat: 30.15g
- Saturated Fat: 11.54g
- Trans Fat: 0.42g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 12.16g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.28g
- Carbohydrates: 4.93g
- Fiber: 0.51g
- Sugar: 1.97g
- Protein: 38.31g
- Cholesterol: 143.84mg
- Sodium: 346.81mg
- Calcium: 36.97mg
- Potassium: 491.42mg
- Iron: 1.54mg
- Vitamin A: 139.61µg
- Vitamin C: 5.19mg
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