Garlic is a seasoning that can be used in every dish. AmIright? I also feel similarly about lemon and meat. Fish, steak, chicken—it’s all good with a few slices of lemon.
One night I was on the hunt for a quick, high-protein meal. In fact, most of these recipes come from whipping up a meal at a moment’s notice. I was in the mood for something flavorful and simple. This quick one-pan meal didn’t disappoint. Veggies are not a staple that I’m afraid of, so I enjoyed adding a variety to the pan dish on occasion. More veggies only made the dish more flavorful, and I was in heaven. Surprisingly, too, my picky family enjoyed the chicken. Not the veggies, though. This meal is great with rice pilaf. You don’t have to go crazy either, you can’t just make it alongside the Rice a Roni box mix.
This meal is quick, easy, and delicious, especially because I will usually prepare the ingredients ahead of time and marinate the chicken in a baggie. You don’t have to marinate it though. You can mix it all together in the pan when you’re ready to cook.
Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken and Green Beans Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb Skinless chicken
- 1 lb Green beans, trimmed
- 8 Garlic Cloves
- .5 cup Lemon juice
- .5 cup Butter
- .5 cup Chicken Broth
- 2 tspn Onion Powder
Instructions
- Begin to prepare as a maranade by melting the butter in microwaveable dish.
- Chop and grind the garlic cloves.
- Add powdered ingredients, chicken broth, melted butter, garlic, lemon juice, and chicken into a plastic baggie.
- Seal and shake chicken in baggie. Let it sit for at least four hours.
- Cook green beans for about 8 minutes so it's still crunchy but not fully cooked.
- Add green beans, chicken, and all the contents of the marinade in the baggie into a pan.
- Cook on each side for about 5-10 minutes or until fully cooked.
