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Easy Chicken Cutlets with Lemon Butter

2 Chicken cutlets with a herb butter sauce on top of mixed greens and halved cherry tomatoes with a parmesan garnish. 2 plates.

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Want a flavorful dinner fast?  Pan fry, bake, or grill chicken cutlets, top with lemon parsley butter, and serve over salad.

Ingredients

Ingredient List Chicken:

  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 12 (~ 2 lb) chicken cutlets

Ingredient List Butter:

  • 1 stick (8 Tbsp) unsalted butter
  • zest from one lemon
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup parsley, minced
  • 1 small garlic cloved, minced and smashed to a paste
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

Make Butter:

  • Allow butter to soften at room temperature.  
  • Mince garlic and then press into a paste.  Use a garlic press or microplane or use the back of your knife and carefully smash down garlic with a little salt.
  • When butter is soft: add all ingredients to a bowl and mix (by hand or food processor) to incorporate.
  • Lay out a piece of parchment paper and form a log with the mixed butter.  You can also just use the butter as is and not form the log or refrigerate and slice into tabs.
  • Tightly roll and twist to seal.  There may be some excess lemon juice that won’t incorporate.  Don’t worry about it, but put the butter log on a plate so it doesn’t leak on your refrigerator. 
  • Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or place in freezer for 20 minutes if in a hurry.
  • Slice thinly once it's cold enough to hold it's form.  One slice of butter for each piece of chicken.

For The Chicken:

  • Dry the chicken with paper towels.
  • Salt and pepper the chicken.  You will need to fry in two batches if the pan is not big enough to hold all the chicken.
  • Bring a large pan to medium high heat and add enough oil to lightly cover the bottom of the pan.  Pan fry the cutlets ~3-4 minutes per side or until juices run clear and internal temperature reaches 165F.  
  • Turn off heat and add a tab or two of butter to the cutlets until melted.
  • Swirl chicken around in pan to soak up any remaining butter and plate and serve.
  • Add salt to taste.