Holy Moly! I thought this recipe might turn out good, but I had no idea it would be SO GOOD!!
It might get a little annoying when I tell you my family likes something I make. After all, you don’t know them. Why are you going to take their word for it? 🙂
Let me tell you about my younger daughter. She claims she doesn’t like chicken. What she really means is she only likes really good tasting chicken.
If I were to just grill up a chicken breast she would not want to eat it. She would rather starve.
This Lemon Butter Chicken was so good that even she loved it. She ate more than I did! Plus I made it in the Instant Pot which always makes dinner easy.
She kept saying it was so good it tasted like it came from a Chinese restaurant. I don’t really think this dish tastes like Chinese food, but maybe because she ate hers over rice.
I used 1 lb. of boneless, skinless chicken tenders. There are 4 servings in this recipe and it is 3 Freestyle points per serving.
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Since it is only 3 Freestyle points per serving I ate my chicken with fettuccini noodles. I had a 1/2 cup of the noodles which was another 3 Freestyle points.
All together my dinner was 6 Freestyle points. I can promise you I will be making this dish again very soon.
The next time I make this I will probably try it with rice. I’m not really a fan of Minute Rice and I didn’t feel like taking the time to make good rice last night, that’s why I had pasta. The sauce from the chicken is so good drizzled on the chicken and noodles.
I think my daughter would have drunk the sauce if I had let her…I’m not even kidding.
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Yield: 4 Servings (3 points per serving for blue and purple, 5 points for green)
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- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Juice from one lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
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Turn the Instant Pot to saute. Melt the butter then add the onion and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes while stirring occasionally.
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Scrape the onions to the side and add the chicken tenderloins. Sear it on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
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Add the chicken broth, lemon juice, paprika, salt and pepper.
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Place the lid on the Instant Pot and lock it. Make sure the lever is set to seal. Press the manual button and set the time for 8 minutes.
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Once the time is up turn the Instant Pot off and do a quick release of pressure. Once the steam is released, carefully remove the lid.
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Remove the chicken from the Instant Pot, leaving just the liquid.
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Put the cornstarch in a small bowl and add about 1 tablespoon of the liquid. Stir together until it is blended and add it back to the Instant Pot.
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Set the Instant Pot to saute so the mixture simmers. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens. Turn off the saute and add the chicken back to the sauce, then serve.
