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Creamy lemon chicken, lettuce cups, garlic parmesan, buffalo wings — chicken every night without the breading and pasta.

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Creamy Lemon Chicken

45 min620 cal4g carbsServes 48,576 saves

Avery Kersey

Ingredients

3 Chicken Breast (Boneless/Skinless)
To Taste Salt & Pepper
1/8 cup Olive Oil
4 tbsp Unsalted Butter
3-4 Cloves Minced Garlic
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1/2 Lemon Lemon Zest
1/4 cup Chicken Broth
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
2 Yolks Egg Yolk

Instructions

1Cut your chicken in half long ways and tenderize, then season your chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
2Add the Olive Oil to a skillet and sear your chicken until golden brown.
3After the chicken is done, take it out and in the same skillet, add your butter and garlic and combine until melted. Then add in the Lemon Juice and Zest, Heavy Cream, Chicken Broth, and Egg Yolk. Let it simmer until thickened.
4Add chicken to a platter and pour your sauce over the chicken. Serve with Pasta or Vegetables. Enjoy!

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Why Chicken Is the Easiest Low-Carb Protein

Chicken doesn't need rice or pasta to be a meal. Pan-seared thighs in a creamy sauce, lettuce cups with seasoned ground chicken, buffalo wings — all complete dinners with under 10g of carbs on the plate.

The flavor moves are also low-carb friendly: butter, cream, lemon, herbs, hot sauce, parmesan. None of them push the carb count up.

These low-carb chicken recipes are consistently among the most-saved on Pepper, proving how effortlessly they fit into a regular repertoire.

Quick Tips

1
Thighs over breasts
More fat, more forgiving, more flavor. Breast goes dry fast on a low-carb plate.
2
Cream sauces > red sauces
Red sauces sneak in sugar. Cream + lemon + parm = low-carb without compromise.
3
Salt the chicken 20 minutes early
Dry brine pulls moisture in. Crispier skin, juicier meat, no extra carbs.
4
Finish with butter
A pat off the heat at the end glosses any chicken pan sauce — restaurant trick.