My Favorite 15-Minute Dinner is Garlic knot Chicken.
All the tastes of traditional Garlic knot Chicken.
As a Native New Yorker, I grew up eating garlic knots and occasionally even liked them over pizza so any time I went to a pizza shop I generally ordered one or two.since moving to central maine where they are a little harder to find, i have often had a need for garlic rings.
I understood that what I was craving was a blend of flavors—cheesy, garlicky, and buttery. Though wonderful, the bread serves just as a vehicle for the flavors. So I changed the car instead of tying my own knots because who has time for that? The ideal blank canvas to bring the taste into dinnertime is chicken breasts.
This is a really simply this that required five inderedients except for oil salt and pepper. to balances the richness of chicken .i suggest adding a fresh lemon the end if you chance to have one on hand.
Serve this chicken with garlic knots and a side dish to mop up the flavorful butter sauce. Crusty bread, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes are all excellent choices.
Advice and Techniques for Garlic Knot Chicken.
To melt the butter its imporantant to remove the pan from the heat as soon as the chicken is cooked. this help lower the temperature of the pan before adding garlic. The sauce could be ruined by the dreaded bitter burnt garlic if the skillet is too hot. The garlic gently touches the pan for a minute to slightly soften it before returning the chicken to it. Simply make your own if you already have full chicken breasts on hand or are unable to find cutlets. Place the chicken breasts flat on a chopping board and use a sharp knife to neatly cut them in half horizontally. Alternatively, use a meat mallet to pound them until they are roughly half an inch thick.
As soon the chicken is cooked its important to take the pan off ofthe heat to melt the butter. this helps in brining the pan temper ature lower before adding the garlic.
Simple Recipe Adjustments
Swap out the chicken cutlets for chicken tenderloins for a more kid-friendly version.
If you’re not a huge fan of garlic, you can cut the amount in half because this recipe calls for a lot of it.
Add a sprinkle of crushed red pepper for a little kick of heat when you add the garlic.
Key Lime Garlic Chicken Breasts
Five minutes for preparation
Ten minutes for cooking
15 minutes in total
Servings: Four portions
Ingredients for garlic knot chicken.
- Two tsp olive oil
- Six tablespoons of unsalted butter, divided among four (1 1/2 pounds) chicken cutlets
- One tsp kosher salt plus enough to taste
- half a teaspoon of finely powdered black pepper
- four huge cloves of minced garlic
- 1/4 cup of freshly packed, coarsely chopped parsley leaves and delicate stems
- 1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 1 lemon, sliced into wedges (not required)
Method
Prepare the chicken:
Heat the oil and two tablespoons of butter in a big skillet over medium-high heat.
. After patting the chicken dry, sprinkle it with a teaspoon of salt and a half of pepper.
The chicken should be golden brown on both sidee and the thickest part should register 165°F after adding to the pan and cooking it about three minutes on each side. Remove the pan from the heat and transfar the chicken to a dish leving it aside.
Prepare the butter-garlic sauce:
Mix in the remaining butter until it melts then turn off the heat. the garilc and cook until warm about 1 minute.
After adding the chicken, proceed to serve:
Return the chicken and its juices to the skillet and turn the heat back to medium. Sprinkle in half of the parsley and toss to coat; add salt and pepper to taste.
Place the remaning parsley mozzarella and garlic knots on top of the chicken. serve lemon wedges on the side for pressing over if you want to.
For up to four days, leftover chicken can be kept in the refrigerator in an airtight container
Facts about Nutrition
500 calories, 29g fat,
2g carbs, 55g protein