Lemon-Tarragon Butter Chicken

Warm Potato Salad and Steamed Broccoli
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Wine Recommendation

Sutter Home Chardonnay

Ingredients

  • ½ lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1½ Tbsp butter, softened
  • ½ tsp dried tarragon

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Cook chicken in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes per side or until done.
  2. Meanwhile, cut lemon in half. Grate ¼ tsp zest and squeeze 2 tsp juice from 1 lemon half; cut the remaining half into wedges.
  3. Stir together lemon zest, lemon juice, butter, and tarragon in a small bowl. Spread butter mixture over hot chicken. Serve with lemon wedges.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • ½ lb red potatoes, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp dried tarragon
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ⅛ tsp pepper
  • 1 cup frozen broccoli florets
  • ½ tsp garlic powder

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Steam potatoes in a steamer basket over boiling water 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  2. Whisk lemon juice, oil, and mustard in a medium bowl. Add hot cooked potatoes, tarragon, salt, and pepper; toss.
  3. Steam broccoli according to package directions; sprinkle with garlic powder.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 2 2
Calories
277
162
439
Fat (g) 20 7 27
Sat. Fat (g) 8 1 9
Protein (g) 22 3 25
Carb (g) 1 21 22
Fiber (g) 0 3 3
Sodium (mg) 322 209 531
T. Sugs (g) 0 3 3
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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