Herb Chicken with Lemon Cream Sauce

Yield: 8 servings

Prep: 10

Cook: 40

Total: 50

This cream sauce is seriously out of this world. So tangy, buttery, creamy and just melt-in-your-mouth AMAZING!

4.9 stars (21 ratings)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Zest of 1 lemon
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon dried rosemary
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter

For the lemon cream sauce

2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more, to taste
½ cup chicken broth
½ cup heavy cream
Juice of 1 lemon
½ teaspoon dried basil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine olive oil, mustard, lemon zest, thyme and rosemary; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Using your fingers or a brush, work the mixture onto both sides of the chicken.
Melt butter in a large oven-proof skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken, skin-side down, and sear both sides until golden brown, about 2-3 minutes per side; drain excess fat, reserving 1 tablespoon, and set aside.
Add garlic and red pepper flakes to the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, lemon juice and basil; season with salt and pepper, to taste
Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until slightly thickened, about 3-5 minutes. Return chicken to the skillet.
Place into oven and roast until completely cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 25-30 minutes.
Serve immediately.

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