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Garlic Butter Chicken with Zucchini and Corn 

Ingredients

Veggies:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 zucchini medium, sliced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1.5 cups corn kernels cooked (about 3 corn ears - corn on the cob)

Garlic Butter Chicken:

• 1 lb chicken breasts skinless, boneless, sliced
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika or more
• ½ teaspoon chili powder or more
• ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
• black pepper freshly ground, to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice or more
• 4 tablespoons butter divided
• Garnish
• ½ cup fresh cilantro chopped

Instructions 

Prepare the veggies:

Heat an empty large, high-sided cast-iron skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Add olive oil and sliced zucchini. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for about 3 minutes on medium heat. Flip the veggies once. Remove cooked zucchini to a plate.

How to make Garlic Butter Chicken:

Slice the chicken breasts into strips. Season the chicken with smoked paprika, chili powder, salt, and freshly ground black pepper.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat in the same, now empty, cast-iron skillet. Add the chicken in one layer and cook, undisturbed, for about 4 minutes.

Flip the chicken strips over, add minced garlic, and cook for 2 more minutes. Lower the heat to low, add freshly squeezed lime juice, and 2 tablespoons of butter. Cook for another 2 minutes or more, frequently stirring, until the chicken is cooked through but not overcooked and the garlic has softened.

Assembly:

Add cooked sliced zucchini and cooked corn kernels to the same skillet with cooked chicken.

Add 2 remaining tablespoons of butter and melt it on low heat, stirring it together with the veggies. Do it rather quickly, for a couple of minutes, just until the butter melts and the garlic butter sauce coats both the chicken and the zucchini and corn evenly. Remove from heat.

Stir in half of the chopped fresh cilantro. Season with more salt, smoked paprika, and chili powder, if desired. Add more freshly squeezed lime juice, if desired.

Serves 4

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