This flavor-packed 20-Minute Chicken Scampi recipe is perfect for busy weeknights. Serve it with rice or quinoa for a satisfying, protein-rich meal.

You are going to love this quick, easy recipe for 20-Minute Chicken Scampi. It is full of amazing buttery lemon-garlic flavor just like shrimp scampi, but is made instead with boneless, bite-sized pieces of chicken breast. It is perfect for busy weeknights because it uses simple ingredients and takes barely any time to put together.

This recipe uses both the juice and zest of lemon to add a fresh, citrusy zing. Garlic infuses the dish with sweet, succulent flavor and compliments the lemon beautifully.

Tips for Making 20-Minute Chicken Scampi:

1. To get the most juice from a lemon, roll the whole lemon on a counter-top back and forth firmly with your hand. This loosens everything up in the lemon, so that when you slice and squeeze it, you get maximum juice from it.
2. To remove the zest, use a microplane grater (aka rasp/zester) and only remove the colored part of the skin; the white pith is bitter.

Although I generally serve shrimp scampi over linguine, I prefer to eat chicken scampi with rice or quinoa. Just remember to get your rice or quinoa started before you begin cooking the chicken, so that they both finish cooking at the same time.

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20-Minute Chicken Scampi

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

This flavor-packed 20-Minute Chicken Scampi recipe is perfect for busy weeknights. Serve with rice or quinoa for a satisfying, protein-rich meal.

Recipe Type: Main

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: Easy, Quick

Yield: 4 servings

Calories: 278 kcal

Author: Everyday Easy Eats

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

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Instructions

1. In a large skillet, heat the oil and butter over medium heat.
2. When the butter is melted, add the onion and sauté for 4 minutes or until translucent. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute until fragrant.
3. Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the center.
4. Stir in the lemon juice, lemon zest and parsley. Serve over white or brown rice or quinoa.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition Facts

20-Minute Chicken Scampi

Amount Per Serving

Calories 278 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17g 26%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 102mg 34%

Sodium 233mg 10%

Potassium 481mg 14%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Sugars 1g

Protein 24g 48%

Vitamin A 11%

Vitamin C 12.4%

Calcium 2.4%

Iron 3.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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