Rosemary Chicken

Rosemary Chicken is an incredibly simple yet flavorful dish you can whip up in no time. The infusion of butter with savory shallots, bright lemon juice, fresh rosemary, and tender seared chicken is an explosion of flavor.

Overhead shot of rosemary chicken on a platter with lemon wedges and sprigs of rosemary.

Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe

  • Easy to Make: With only 20 minutes of prep and 20 minutes of cook time, dinner can be ready in no time! Whip this up on busy weeknights or special occasions.
  • Flavorful: The simple infusion of butter, lemon, and shallots with pan-seared chicken is simply to die for. You will be licking up the sauce; it’s that good!
  • Versatile: This chicken is so flavorful and simple that it goes with so many things. Try it with my garlic mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, and homemade bread twists.

Ingredients Needed For Rosemary Chicken

This lemon rosemary chicken recipe is easy to prepare and uses simple ingredients that won’t break the bank. The taste of this amazing dish will feel like it costs way more! The exact measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Chicken

  • Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast: The perfect protein to absorb all of the incredible flavor.
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Helps cook the shallots and sear the chicken.
  • Clarified Butter or Ghee: Adds an incredibly rich flavor. If you don’t have it or don’t have access to it, you can use olive oil instead.
  • Fresh Lemon Juice: Provides a bright citrus note that perfectly goes well with the chicken.
  • Fresh Rosemary: Gives the dish a fresh, earthy, and slightly piney flavor. If you don’t have fresh, you can use dried instead. Use one tablespoon in place of the fresh.
  • Salt and Pepper: To taste.
Overhead shot of labeled chicken ingredients.

Sauce

  • Shallots: Adds a mild, slightly sweet, savory flavor to the rosemary chicken sauce.
  • White Grape Juice or Dry White Wine: Add acidity that helps cut the rich butter sauce and savory flavors.
  • Fresh Lemon Juice: Brighten the sauce with a fresh citrus flavor.
  • Chilled Unsalted Butter: Make sure the butter is chilled. If it is not, the sauce won’t thicken properly.
  • Salt and Pepper: To taste.
  • Fresh Parsely: For garnish.
Overhead shot of labeled sauce ingredients.

Skillet Rosemary Chicken Recipe

You will love how quickly and easily this recipe comes together. I can even have my older kids help make it! They love getting their age out by tenderizing the chicken. Teenage rage, am I right?

  1. Tenderize: Slightly flatten the chicken breasts so they are of similar thickness.
  2. Marinate: Add the chicken breasts to a medium bowl. Toss with three tablespoons of olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary, and salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Cook: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and then add the remaining two tablespoons of olive oil and clarified butter. Add the chicken breasts to the pan and then cook for 4-5 minutes on both sides. Cook until the center of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
  4. Reduce: Add the grape juice (or wine) and shallots to a medium saucepan or skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until the liquid is reduced by at least half. 
  5. Melt: Add the butter and lemon juice to the pan and let the butter partially melt.
  6. Thicken: Once partially melted, turn off the heat and whisk it quickly to melt the remaining butter. This will thicken the sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Spoon some melted butter sauce over the chicken, reserving the rest to serve with your side.
Overhead shot of tenderized chicken breasts.
Overhead shot of chicken breasts with olive oil, lemon juice rosemary salt and pepper in a bowl.
Close up shot of chicken breasts searing on a skillet.
Overhead shot of grape juice and shallots in a saucepan.
Overhead shot of shallots and juice with oil and butter.
Overhead shot of rosemary chicken sauce simmering in a skillet.

Lemon Rosemary Chicken Tips and Variations

If you’re like me, then you like to cook with what you have available. This recipe is great because you can use what you have on hand and it still tastes amazing!

  • Rosemary: This recipe is best with fresh rosemary, but you can use dried if that’s all you have. Use 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary in place of the ⅓ cup of fresh that is called for in the recipe. Dried rosemary has a much stronger flavor.
  • Chicken: You can use any boneless cut of chicken for this recipe; however, make sure the chicken is pounded or cut to a similar size and thickness to help it cook evenly.
  • Clarified Butter: You may skip clarified butter and just use olive oil. You will want to cook the chicken a little longer over lower heat. Olive oil has a lower smoking temperature than clarified butter or ghee. Those have had the milk solids removed from them. If you can use clarified butter, I highly recommend it because of the delicious flavor it adds!
  • Grape Juice or Wine: I love the sweetness white grape juice gives this recipe. You can use a dry white wine such as chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, or even champagne instead.
  • Chilled Butter: Make sure the butter is chilled when it is added to the sauce. Whipping the chilled butter into the reduced juice is what thickens it!
  • Serve With: I prefer to serve rosemary chicken with white rice. It’s delicious on it’s own, or with potatoes, or even quinoa or noodles.
Overhead shot of plated rosemary chicken on a plate with rice and broccoli.

How to Store Chicken Leftovers

  • Fridge: Store leftover rosemary chicken in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
  • Reheat Instructions: Reheat the sauce 10-15 seconds at a time in a microwave, stirring quickly in between. Alternatively, you can reheat it on the stove over very low heat while stirring, until all the butter is melted.
Close up shot of rosemary chicken.

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Rosemary Chicken

Rosemary Chicken is an incredibly simple yet flavorful dish you can whip up in no time. The infusion of butter with savory shallots, bright lemon juice, fresh rosemary, and tender seared chicken is an explosion of flavor.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword buerre blanc sauce, Rosemary Chicken, rosemary chicken recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 755kcal
Author Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

Sauce

Instructions

  • Slightly flatten the chicken breasts so they are of similar thickness. Add them to a medium bowl and toss with three tablespoons of olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the remaining two tablespoons of olive oil and clarified butter. Add the chicken breasts to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes on both sides until the center of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Serve warm.

Sauce

  • Add the juice and shallots to a medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until the liquid is reduced by at least half.
  • Add the butter and lemon juice. Let the butter partially melt before removing the sauce from the heat and whisking it quickly to melt the remaining butter and thicken the sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Spoon some sauce over the chicken, reserving the rest to serve on the side with rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 755kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 58g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 24g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 235mg | Sodium: 271mg | Potassium: 975mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 831IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg


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