Description
Chicken Scampi with Garlic Parmesan Rice is a flavorful and comforting skillet dish that combines tender chicken strips with a zesty garlic-lemon sauce, all served over creamy garlic parmesan rice. This recipe is perfect for busy weeknights or special occasions, delivering rich flavors that everyone will adore. With a simple preparation process and minimal cleanup, it makes cooking enjoyable and stress-free.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup white wine (optional)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Season chicken strips with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Cook chicken for 3–4 minutes per side until golden brown. Remove chicken from skillet.
- In the same skillet, cook minced garlic for 1 minute. Add chicken broth, lemon juice, and white wine (if using). Simmer for 3–4 minutes.
- Stir in butter until melted, then return the chicken to the skillet and coat with the sauce.
- In a medium saucepan, combine rice, chicken broth, and minced garlic; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15–20 minutes until rice is tender.
- Stir in Parmesan cheese into the rice and season to taste.
- Serve garlic parmesan rice on plates, topped with chicken scampi and sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 680mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 90mg