Mimi's Lime Chicken
 
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Easy lime chicken strips seasoned with dill, chives and topped off with butter.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Poultry
Serves: 25 mins
Ingredients
  • 1 stick of butter
  • 1 tsp. chives
  • ½ tsp. dill
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 lb boneless chicken breast (cut into even strips, removing excess fat)
  • 3 limes cut in half
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. On medium heat melt ½ of the stick of butter in a large skillet or dutch oven.
  3. Place evenly cut chicken strips in pan once butter is melted.
  4. Add in the seasoning (dill, chives, S&P) and squeeze limes right on top of the browning chicken.
  5. Keep covering the chicken with the juice from the pan as it gets a crispy exterior.
  6. Chicken needs 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown and take off stove top.
  7. **Pour chicken and juices into a pryex dish if you skillet/ dutch oven cannot go in the oven
  8. Top chicken with remaining butter (or ½ chicken broth) and place dish in oven for 10-15 minutes (based on thickness of strips) or until cooked thoroughly.
  9. Enjoy!
  10. (Inspired by The Knight Family's Mimi's Lime Chicken Recipe)
Recipe by Yummy for the Heart at https://www.yummyfortheheart.com/mimis-lime-chicken/