How to Make Lemon Pepper Chicken Steak | Pan-Seared Chicken Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and maintains flavor.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are cheaper and juicier.

Season chicken leg quarter fillets with Maggi magic syrup on both sides.

Squeeze lemon juice over the chicken, removing any seeds.

Add black pepper, paprika, and rosemary to the chicken and massage the seasonings in.

Dredge the seasoned chicken in flour to create a coating.

Heat olive oil in a pan and sear the chicken skin side down to crisp it up.

Cook the chicken skin side down for about 70% of the cooking time until crispy.

Turn the chicken to the other side and add water for moisture, using it as a base for the sauce.

Add garlic to the pan for flavor while the chicken cooks.

Squeeze more lemon juice into the pan for tanginess.

Once the chicken is cooked through, remove it from the pan and set aside.

Add butter to the pan to create a sauce with the remaining juices.

Prepare mashed potatoes by seasoning with Maggi, salt, butter, and Carnation Everyday creamer, then smash them.

Sauté vegetables in a bit of butter as a side dish.

Assemble the dish by serving the chicken with mashed potatoes and buttered vegetables, pouring the pan gravy over the top.

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