Author Notes

Had some chicken breast in the fridge. Didn't feel like breading them, so I made this. —mrslarkin

Test Kitchen Notes

Mrslarkin's Lemon Chicken recipe was developed out of necessity. Armed with chicken breasts but without the will to cook anything complicated or messy, she improvised. There would be no fancy breading, no marinade, no fussy prep work–instead, she'd utilize the few, good ingredients she had and make them shine. Do you have chicken? Butter? Lemon? Then you're halfway to this perfect weeknight meal.



Here's why you should make this simple meal for dinner tonight:



There is a whole world inside of your pantry–and yours doesn't even need to be stocked that well to pull off this recipe.



Everything tastes better in a butter-lemon sauce. Your chicken will be rich and bright, and you'll wonder why–in the last month of 2014–you're making this recipe for the first time.



It's a perfect dinner for two and looks fancier than it actually is–invite someone over on a weeknight and blow them away with how effortlessly you pulled it off after a long day.



Cleaning up this one-pan meal will be so easy, you'll think about making this recipe again tomorrow. —Julie Myers