Garlic Butter Chicken Tenders

 

Ingredients:

400 g. chicken tenders

1 tsp. paprika

3 dashes cayenne powder

4 tbsp. unsalted butter (room temperature)

3-4 cloves garlic (minced/finely chopped)

1 tsp. bottled Italian seasoning

Salt (to taste)

1/2 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. chopped parsley

Lemon wedges (to serve)

Methods:

1. Season chicken tenders with paprika and cayenne.  Set aside.
2. Heat up cast iron skillet (preferred) on high heat, add 3 tbsp. butter.  As soon as it melts and starts to sizzle, add chicken tenders.  Cook uninterrupted for 1-2 minutes, turn over and start cooking the other side.
3. Push chicken tenders to the side of skillet.  Add remaining 1 tbsp. butter follow by minced/finely chopped garlic on empty space.  Add Italian seasoning on top of the chicken and stir to combine well with the chicken and garlic.
4. Add salt and lemon juice, continue to cook the chicken until slightly charred on both sides.  Add the chopped parsley, stir to combine well.  Turn off heat and serve immediately with lemon wedges.  Squeeze lemon juice on top before serving.

I adapted this recipe from 'rasamalaysia.com'.