Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
Quick, delicious chicken thighs recipe for an easy weeknight dinner. Tender and juicy chicken bites coated in a rich buttery and garlicky sauce. Pair it with white rice, pasta or stuff in sandwiches and serve with fries.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 418kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lb chicken thighs boneless, skinless and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt or to your liking
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoon oil
For the sauce:
- 4 Tablespoons butter
- 5 large garlic cloves finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- Juice of half a lime
- 1 - 1 ½ cup chicken broth
- ½ Tablespoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt or to your liking
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix salt, black pepper and garlic powder.
- Add chicken and toss to coat set aside for 15 minutes up to 24hours.
- Sprinkle flour over and toss to coat chicken with flour all over.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet on medium high and sear chicken pieces from all sides. Work in batches if necessary.
- Remove chicken from pan and reduce heat to medium.
- Add butter the saute garlic for 30 seconds.
- Sprinkle flour over and cook for another 30 seconds
- Add lime juice scrapping the bottom of the pan to deglaze.
- Add chicken broth, oregano, salt and pepper then whisk well for a couple of minutes until sauce thickens.
- Add chicken pieces back, mix everything together and taste to adjust seasoning. Add more salt and black pepper if necessary.
- Serve garnished with chopped cilantro or parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 418kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 150mg | Sodium: 930mg | Potassium: 367mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 144IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg