Creamy Lemon Thyme Chicken is an easy, weeknight dinner that just needs one skillet and is ready in 30 minutes. We are talking about lemony, thyme flavoured chicken breasts that are tossed in a creamy sauce that doesn’t have any heavy cream, which makes this meal light, healthy and easy.
Rub the chicken breasts with garlic, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt and pepper and set aside for 15-20 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet and add chicken breasts. Cook the breasts for 5-6 minutes on each side till cooked though and not pink from inside. Once cooked, take the chicken breasts out of the pan and set them aside on a plate. Cover the plate with foil to keep the breasts warm.
In the same pan heat butter and add the flour. Stir the flour for a minute and slowly start whisking in the milk till all the milk is incorporated and there are no lumps.
Simmer the sauce while stirring occasionally till the sauce thickens slightly. Add the remaining salt, lemon zest and thyme and mix. Add the chicken back to the pan and simmer for two more minutes. Serve immediately.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 292 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 27 g
Fat: 18 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 84 mg
Sodium: 717 mg
Sugar: 5 g
Reviews
Brenda Gilday on 2025-05-10 (4 stars): Easy to prepare with simple steps and ingredients. Lemon and thyme add good profile
Rebecca Lee on 2025-02-16 (5 stars): Simply delicious! It was wonderful and easy to follow. I only used 2 chicken breasts so had plenty of sauce. I think next time, I will add mushrooms to it. Served with quinoa and the sauce was yummy with that, as well!
Mary Loftis on 2023-01-16 (5 stars): Very good. Impressed with such little work on my end. Will definitely make again.
Cathie on 2022-07-12 (5 stars): Unlike so many recipes, this was AS DELICIOUS AS PROMISED!
I used some extra olive oil instead of butter to make the sauce, as we don't eat butter-it worked well.
My husband declares that he dislikes sauces, prefers 'plain' meat....but he LOVED this one-maybe because it's light, with no cream THANK YOU!
Nina on 2021-06-14 (5 stars): Tried this recipe for dinner and absolutely loved it! So delicious and so easy to make. My family loves strong tastes so I put in extra garlic, seasonings, and lemon juice. I also used cornstarch in place of the flour due to allergies. Came out perfectly. My picky little sister licked the whole plate clean! Thank you for this!!
Gary on 2021-03-10 (5 stars): FANTASTIC
Bill on 2021-02-02 (1 stars): If there was zero stars I would select that. All the proportions were off and it does not taste good at all. I’m baffled.
Maureen on 2021-01-05 (5 stars): Made this to try and use up the last of my fresh thyme - and I think it came out really great. I marinated the chicken for a little bit longer, and then for the sauce I didn't end up needing all the milk but I went a bit rogue and added some parmesan to it right at the end. It was delicious! Can't wait to do this one again, with enough for second servings next time.
TG on 2020-05-10 (1 stars): Caution the the lemon zest will curdled the milk.
