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This Electric Skillet Lemon Chicken comes together in a flash for an easy 30 minute meal! With golden brown chicken coated in a lemony pan sauce, this recipe is simple enough for a weeknight dinner and impressive enough to entertain. It’s the perfect meal whenever you have lemons on hand.

• 🏅 Why this recipe is great
• 🍋 Ingredients
• 🔪 How to make electric skillet chicken
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦  For a crowd
• 🙋 Questions & Answers
• 👨🏼‍🍳 Tips & Tricks
• 📖  More electric skillet recipes
• 👋🏻 Connect with us!
• 📋 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

Welcome to one of our family favorite dinners! Electric skillet chicken recipes are one of my go-to meals all year round, but this recipe is especially great in the spring and summer when lemons are bountiful. We've been making this one for over 20 years, so I'd say it's a real winner.

For more electric skillet recipes, try this yummy Skillet Apricot Chicken or this super easy Brown Butter Herb Chicken or this Maple Mustard Chicken.

🏅 Why this recipe is great

• It's done in under 30 minutes!
• The sauce is perfectly flavorful with fresh lemon, garlic, and white wine.
• It uses staple pantry ingredients you probably have on hand.
• Great for adults or kids alike - everyone loves lemon!
• Electric skillet recipes are great for low-heat summer dinners.

🍋 Ingredients

• Chicken breasts: Boneless, skinless, and cut in half horizontally.
• Flour: This creates the beautiful golden color and gives the sauce something to stick to.
• Kosher salt and pepper: Don’t be too sparse - the chicken gets a lot of flavor from the salt especially.
• Butter: As the chicken cooks, the butter will brown and add an extra layer of flavor to the sauce.
• Garlic: I prefer to use pre-minced garlic for the sake of ease and time.
• Dry white wine: Any dry white wine works well, such as aVermouth, Chardonnay, or Zinfandel. You can substitute the wine with chicken broth if preferred.
• Lemon juice: Use the fresh lemons for the best flavor.

🔪 How to make electric skillet chicken

My favorite way to make this recipe is in this electric skillet (affiliate), but you can also make it in a large skillet on the stove.

Start by combining the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Coat each piece of chicken lightly, shaking off the extra. Then melt the butter in the skillet on medium heat and cook the first side of the chicken for 3-4 minutes, until golden brown.

Next, flip the chicken and add the garlic, cooking for another 3-4 minutes. Add the white wine and lemon juice, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes, flipping the chicken halfway through to get it coated in the yummy sauce.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦  For a crowd

Electric skillet recipes are not ideal for a group larger than 6-10. The reason is that this chicken is best served fresh, and you will have to do several rounds of cooking to make enough for more than 6. However, you could use multiple skillets to make a larger batch if needed.

🙋 Questions & Answers

How do I get tender and juicy chicken breasts?

A couple quick tips: 1) Cut the chicken horizontally to make it thinner. This will prevent overcooking. 2) Be sure not to overcook them. Overcooked chicken breasts will be dry every time. You can always use a thermometer to check your chicken. It's done when it reaches 165°F.

Can I cook frozen chicken in a skillet?

Electric skillet recipes requires the chicken to be thawed completely before cooking.

What do I serve with Lemon Chicken?

This chicken pairs well with practically any potato or vegetable dish. And you can't go wrong by adding fresh bread or biscuits. Here are some of our favorite combos for inspiration:
• Fluffy Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes (our favorite side for this chicken)
• Green Beans Almondine
• Roasted broccoli or Brussels sprouts
• Green salad (make your own or buy it bagged)
• Buttery Dinner Rolls or Easy Cream Biscuits

👨🏼‍🍳 Tips & Tricks

• Try to slice the breasts as evenly as possible to ensure that they cook in the same amount of time. 
• Coat the chicken very lightly in the flour. Too much flour causes a clumpy, soggy coating. 
• Keep your skillet to medium heat. If the pan gets too hot, the butter will burn before the chicken is finished. 
• If using a non-stick pan or skillet, be sure to use rubber tipped tongs. Metal tongs will scratch up your skillet. 

📖  More electric skillet recipes

• Crazy Good Pepper Steak - Tender strips of steak and colorful veggies covered in a thick asian-sauce, all served over rice.
• Skillet Apricot Chicken - 25 minute electric skillet chicken with the most addictive sticky apricot sauce.
• Chicken Romano (Cheesecake Factory Copycat) - Extra crispy chicken served over pasta with red sauce.
• Skillet Chicken with Brown Butter and Herbs - Easy 30 minute electric skillet chicken with tons of flavor.

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📋 Recipe

Electric Skillet Lemon Chicken

This Electric Skillet Lemon Chicken comes together in a flash for an easy 30 minute meal! With golden brown chicken coated in a lemony pan sauce, this recipe is simple enough for a weeknight dinner and impressive enough to entertain. It’s the perfect meal whenever you have lemons on hand.

5 from 4 votes

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Servings: 6

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Calories: 207kcal

Author: Borrowed Bites

Equipment

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  electric skillet (affiliate)

Ingredients

• ▢3 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut in half horizontally
• ▢½ cup flour
• ▢½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢¼ teaspoon pepper
• ▢¼ cup butter or ½ stick
• ▢1 tablespoon garlic minced (about 4 cloves)
• ▢1 cup dry white wine may substitute chicken broth
• ▢¼ cup lemon juice (about 2 medium lemons)

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Instructions

• Mix together the flour, salt, and pepper. Lightly coat each chicken breast in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess.

  ½ cup flour, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts

• Melt the butter over medium heat in an electric skillet or skillet on the stove. Once melted, cook first side of chicken until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes (may need longer if chicken is very thick).

  ¼ cup butter

• Flip the chicken and add garlic. Continue to cook for 3-4 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

  1 tablespoon garlic

• Add wine and lemon juice, stirring well to incorporate the garlic and browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes, or until it thickens and coats the chicken. Flip chicken halfway through to coat in sauce, then serve.

  1 cup dry white wine, ¼ cup lemon juice

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Notes

Tips & Tricks

• Try to slice the breasts as evenly as possible to ensure that they cook in the same amount of time. 
• Coat the chicken very lightly in the flour. Too much flour causes a clumpy, soggy coating. 
• Keep your skillet to medium heat. If the pan gets too hot, the butter will burn before the chicken is finished. 
• If using a non-stick pan or skillet, be sure to use rubber tipped tongs. Metal tongs will scratch up your skillet. 

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Nutrition

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

All nutrition information is provided by a third party and is an estimate only. Use your own nutritional calculator for more specific measurements.

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