Lemon Pepper Chicken
This pan fried lemon pepper chicken recipe results in chicken that is moist, flavourful and full of amazing bright citrus flavour.
If you are looking for a dinner full of spring freshness your family will love, this Lemon Pepper Chicken is an incredibly flavourful recipe.
Try serving it with a side of haricots verts with bacon cooked in the same skillet to pick up a hint of that lovely fresh lemon flavour.
How to Make Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning
Lemon pepper seasoning is made with 3 simple ingredients – dried lemon zest, black pepper, and salt.
To make your own, combine 2 parts dried lemon zest to 1 part ground black pepper, and 1 part salt.
You can dry your own lemon zest in the oven at the lowest temperature or buy your own. The seasoning mix can last up to two years when stored in an air tight container.
How long do you pan fry chicken?
Cook chicken breast for 3 minutes or until just browned. Then turn over, and cook on the other side for 7 minutes or until cooked through.
What kind of Chicken Should I use?
If you can’t get a hold of boneless skinless chicken breast, then boneless skinless chicken thighs would work well as a substitute. Bone-in is not the best choice for this particular style of cooking.
Do I need to use fresh lemons for Lemon Pepper Chicken?
You can skip the fresh lemons completely and rely on the lemon pepper seasoning and bottled juice if needed. For best results though, do include the fresh lemons.
Looking for more Tasty Chicken Dinner Recipes?
Check out some of my favourite family dinners featuring chicken:
This Cheesy Chicken Tortilla Bake is an easy dinner recipe filled with delicious cheese sauce and chicken. It is also inexpensive!
This Honey Garlic Chicken Sheet Pan Meal is complete with sides of carrots, broccoli and baby potatoes. It’s full of flavour, quick and easy, and best of all, your family is going to love this recipe.
A Chinese food restaurant classic, this Black Pepper Chicken recipe is super easy to make at home. It’s a flavourful asian-inspired dish the whole family can enjoy!
How to Make Lemon Pepper Chicken
Ingredients:
4 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/3 Cup All-Purpose Flour
4 Tbsp Butter, divided
2 Tbsp Olive Oil, divided
4 tsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning, divided
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice, Divided
2 lemons, sliced
1/4 Cup Chopped parsley
2 Tbsp Honey
Directions:
Butterfly your chicken breasts by cutting each one in half lengthwise.
Cover the chicken breasts with plastic wrap and pound each piece to about about 1/4-inch thickness.
Season chicken with salt and pepper then lightly dredge chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess.
Melt 1 Tbsp butter with 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
Cook half the chicken for 3-5 minutes per side, sprinkling each side of the chicken with lemon pepper while still in the pan, until golden brown and cooked through.
Transfer the chicken to a plate, and repeat procedure with remaining chicken, 1 Tbsp utter and remaining olive oil.
Add 1/4 cup Lemon juice to skillet and cook for 1 minute, allowing juice to thicken slightly, stirring up browned bits left in the pan from the chicken. Lay the lemon slices flat on the bottom of the pan and cook for a few minutes on each side without stirring to allow them to caramelize. Remove the lemons from the pan and set aside.
Add remaining 2 Tbsp of butter, 1/4 cup lemon juice and honey to skillet and stir until the butter melts.
Layer lemon slices on top of chicken and pour sauce over the chicken. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Serve immediately.
Lemon Pepper Chicken
This pan fried lemon pepper chicken recipe results in chicken that is moist, flavourful and full of amazing bright citrus flavour.
Ingredients
- 4 Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1/3 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 4 Tbsp Butter, divided
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil, divided
- 4 tsp Lemon Pepper Seasoning, divided
- 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice, Divided
- 2 lemons, sliced
- 1/4 Cup Chopped parsley
- 2 Tbsp Honey
Instructions
- Butterfly your chicken breasts by cutting each one in half lengthwise.
- Cover the chicken breasts with plastic wrap and pound each piece to about about 1/4-inch thickness.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper then lightly dredge chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess.
- Melt 1 Tbsp butter with 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- Cook half the chicken for 3-5 minutes per side, sprinkling each side of the chicken with lemon pepper while still in the pan, until golden brown and cooked through.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate, and repeat procedure with remaining chicken, 1 Tbsp utter and remaining olive oil.
- Add 1/4 cup Lemon juice to skillet and cook for 1 minute, allowing juice to thicken slightly, stirring up browned bits left in the pan from the chicken. Lay the lemon slices flat on the bottom of the pan and cook for a few minutes on each side without stirring to allow them to caramelize. Remove the lemons from the pan and set aside.
- Add remaining 2 Tbsp of butter, 1/4 cup lemon juice and honey to skillet and stir until the butter melts.
- Layer lemon slices on top of chicken and pour sauce over the chicken. Garnish with chopped parsley.
- Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1 Chicken breastAmount Per Serving: Calories: 453Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 1670mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 39g
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Looks so good! Thanks for sharing, I am definitely going to be making this!
…one of my favorite meals to make. Gotta love lemons!
Does this ever look delicious! ! Such a perfect dish for spring and summer. I have honestly made quite a few chicken dishes but never one like this. I will have to give it a try cause I am totally craving this now
I am definitely going to be making this real soon!
This looks like an awesome dish, I love lemon with chicken, just compliments the chicken so well and brings out the flavour!!
Lemon Chicken is one of my favorite dishes. I can’t wait to give your recipe a try!
Even the presentation of this chicken is incredible! It looks so fresh and full of springtime flavor. I saw this recipe and wanted to make it immediately. 🙂
This looks so good I wish I could just take it up off the screen. My husband loves anything lemon chicken so I know this will be going onto our menu plan for the next week.
I am always looking for delicious new ways to cook chicken, and this sounds perfect. Lemons always remind me of spring and summer too!
That looks absolutely delicious! Just looking at the pictures made my stomach rumble. Yum!
YUM! Lemon chicken is so good, and I love your recipe! I will definitely make this. It sounds so refreshing!
This looks amazing! I love lemon chicken! I’m going to have to try your recipe out. I bet it tastes great too.
You have officially made me hungry! This looks and sounds so good. I love having chicken with lemon, brings a freshness to the dish.
Lemon chicken is so delicious. I will have to try this recipe this weekend. My family will love it.
I love finding new chicken recipes to try. I will have to get the ingredients i need to make this for dinner tonight.
This sounds so tasty. I love the flavor that lemon gives foods. I have actually never tried it on chicken before!
Oh my, lemon and chicken is one of my most favourite pairings. I also do Lemon and Thyme chicken, the recipe is posted here somewhere but you basically make a marinade with lemon juice. olive oil, honey and thyme then grill the chicken. AMAZING in the summer paired with grilled veg and fried rice.
I think I took a wrong time to leave a comment here…as I am super hungry and this chicken recipe is EXQUISITE!!! I will definitely be making this tomorrow. Thank you!
Wow! This would be good to try. I like this dish. The chicken and lemon looks like a perfect combination.
This is the perfect family recipe for us! I love cooking with lemon and their fresh flavor so I will be making this soon for sure!!
Wow, this looks and sounds fantastic, I’ll definitely be trying out this recipe, thanks for sharing 🙂
I have never made lemon chicken. I cook chicken frequently and I am always looking for delicious recipes. I believe I have found one in this lemon chicken and I can’t wait to try it. It looks and sounds delicious. Thank you for all your recipes.
DELISH! even my finicky husband liked it…def a keeper!
wow what delicious recipe, i never seen this recipe any other blog really very nice and delicious recipe,i was also try.. I really appreciate the info and ideas. I love your blog!
This is a great dish, very flavourful!