Description
Garlic Butter Chicken is a quick, easy dinner featuring tender chicken breasts in a buttery garlic sauce with a hint of grape juice. Perfect for weeknight meals, this recipe uses pantry staples and delivers a restaurant‑style flavor that families love, making it ideal for meal planning and everyday cooking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breasts
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup grape juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Add chicken, cook 6‑7 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
- Pour grape juice, scrape pan, simmer 2‑3 minutes until sauce thickens.
- Sprinkle parsley, rest briefly, and serve.
Notes
- For a lighter version
- replace half the butter with olive oil. Add red pepper flakes for heat or finish with lemon juice for brightness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan‑fry
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 servings
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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