Low Sodium Lemon Oregano Chicken
My hometown has this Greek restaurant that does an unbelievable job using lemon and oregano on a lot of their dishes. The chicken there is to die for. I wanted a low sodium lemon oregano chicken recipe that could compete, but could also be made at home for myself and my family.
Quick Nutrition
Sodium133 mg
Potassium 437 mg
Phos 239 mg
Protein 24 g
Cals 191 kcal
Carbs 2 g
Recipe Information
Equipment
- Skillet
- Freezer Bag
- Tongs
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- 1 Lemon, small
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Garlic Cloves
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Ground Black Peppercorns
- 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 tbsp Unsalted butter
Instructions
- Carefully fillet/butterfly the chicken breasts in half. Mince the garlic and set aside. Juice your lemon and set the juice aside. Cut the juiced lemon into wheels.
- In a large freezer bag or large mixing bowl, combine everything except the butter. Place in the refrigerator and let this sit for about an hour. Set 1 Hour Timer
- Add 1 tbsp of butter to a large pan and turn to medium-high heat. Using tongs, carefully add 1 piece chicken to the pan to test if it's hot enough [1]. Add 3 more pieces of chicken and a couple lemon wheels and cook 1-2 minutes per side or until nice and brown.
- Repeat the previous step with the remaining 4 pieces of chicken, and the 1 remaining tbsp of butter.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and let sit for 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Set 5 Minute Timer
This is delicious! Very easy and quick. Perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Super easy, minimal prep, and tastes amazing! This recipe will be going into my meal rotation.
How is this low sodium if the serving size is 1 gram? A 3.5 oz chicken breast is roughly 100g.
Brittany,
Our nutrition labels are being re-done.
We swapped our Recipe Software on the entire website and things got a little wonky with the nutrition labels.
The serving size is not 1g for this recipe. My apologies.
A serving size is half a chicken breast. I have updated the nutrition for this recipe.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Anthony
This chicken is so easy and delicious. I would have eliminated the red pepper flakes but for next time I will.
This was delicious…served it with lemon infused rice and Brussels sprouts
Sharon,
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the review.
Best,
-Anthony