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Texas Roadhouse Chicken Copycat

Make your favorite Texas Roadhouse chicken at home with this easy copycat recipe. This garlic herb chicken is a family favorite and a budget-friendly skillet dinner.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 pieces
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 259
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts butterfly if needed
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbsp dried dill
  • 2 tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tbsp dried basil
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lemon for serving

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Meat mallet
  • Meat thermometer

Method
 

  1. Butterfly chicken breasts if needed, then tenderize with a meat mallet.
  2. Combine all herbs, including salt and pepper, in a small bowl.
  3. Sprinkle herb mixture on both sides of chicken, completely coating each piece.
  4. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat, until hot but not smoking. Swirl to coat the skillet.
  5. Carefully place each chicken breast into the hot oil in the skillet. Cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Using tongs or a fork, flip each piece of chicken to the other side, and let cook for an additional 5 minutes.
  7. Start using a meat thermometer to check the temperature in the thickest part of each piece of chicken. Continue cooking until the temperature reaches 165℉ (74℃).
  8. Squeeze fresh lemon over each piece and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 26gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 721mgPotassium: 646mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 226IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 130mgIron: 4mg

Notes

If the chicken breasts are very large, you may want to purchase only two and butterfly them.

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