When you make Lemon Shallot Chicken for dinner, you bring all of the flavors of your favorite Italian restaurant home. Tender thin-sliced chicken breast are smothered in a delicious sauce made with fresh lemon juice and white wine. The sauce is made creamy by using a combination of almond milk and flour for a lighter, dairy-free alternative. Lemon Shallot Chicken is perfect on top of mashed potatoes to soak up that yummy sauce!
What you’ll need to make lemon shallot chicken
- thin sliced chicken breast
- if you can’t find thin sliced chicken breast, buy regular ones and slice them yourself
- tip: slicing the chicken when its partially frozen makes it super easy
- flour
- light butter
- shallots
- garlic
- lemon juice
- white wine (dry, not sweet)
- unsweetened almond or cashew milk (or skim!)
- fresh parsley
All about the chicken
Prepping the Chicken
If you purchased thin sliced chicken breast, great!
If not, you can slice your own from regular full-sized chicken breast. To make six pieces of thin sliced chicken breast, simply slice two chicken breasts into three thinner slices each.
After lots of years of doing this, I have learned that the easiest way to do this is when the chicken is partially frozen, not fully defrosted.
Cooking the chicken
Ok, now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, let’s get to cooking the chicken. Start by putting 2 tablespoons of the flour in a plate or shallow dish. Season the flour with some salt and pepper.
Next, dredge each piece of chicken in the flour and set it aside on a plate. There should be just enough flour to coat each piece of chicken.
To cook the chicken, we are going to work in batches. I work in batches so that my meat doesn’t steam in the pan. This is such a pet peeve of mine. Taking a few extra minutes to cook meat in batches allows for the pieces to become golden and get the perfect texture; overcrowding your pan results in steaming your meat, and we don’t want that!
So take it from me, cook your meat in batches. The number of batches will depend on how large your frying pan is. I used a standard size frying pan, and was able to fit the chicken in two batches.
Heat a frying pan over medium high heat. Add 1/2 tablespoon of light butter, and a generous spray of olive oil.
Add your first batch of chicken, and cook the chicken for two minutes per side, flipping once. Spray the uncooked tops of the chicken with more olive oil before flipping them.
Repeat this process for the second batch of chicken. Place them all on a dish to rest while you prepare the pan sauce.
Making the Lemon Shallot Sauce
Next, while the chicken is resting, get to work on the pan sauce.
This sauce will be made in the same pan that you cooked the chicken in. First, slice the shallots and mince the garlic. Then, add more olive oil spray to the pan and add the shallots and garlic. Cook the shallots and garlic for about 2-3 minutes or until they become translucent and start to caramelize.
Next, we are going to deglaze the pan… or scrape up all those yummy burnt-on bits of food on the bottom of the pan. To deglaze a pan effectively, it helps to use a liquid with alcohol or acid. Here, we use both.
Add the lemon juice, white wine and chicken broth to the pan, and using a wooden spatula, scape up the bottom of the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil.
Once the liquid is boiling, add the cooked chicken back to the pan, along with the residual juices that collected from the chicken resting.
Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for ten minutes. The sauce will thicken up quite a bit.
After ten minutes, remove the chicken again and place to the side.
In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the almond milk and flour. This combination will create a mock cream, and will thicken up the sauce a ton. Add the milk to the sauce and bring to a boil. Cook for another five minutes.
Plate the chicken and top with the sauce. Garnish with reserved lemon slices and fresh parsley.

Lemon Shallot Chicken
Equipment
- frying pan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breast, thin sliced, 6 pieces total
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 tablespoon light butter, divided
- 2 shallots, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup lemon juice, 2-3 lemons
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk, or milk of choice
- fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
Cooking the Chicken
- If using full chicken breasts, thinly slice them into 6 pieces total.
- Put 2 tablespoons of the flour in a plate or shallow bowl and season with kosher salt and pepper.
- Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour to coat.
- In a frying pan, melt 1/2 tablespoon of light butter and add olive oil spray.
- Add half of the of chicken to the pan, and sear on both sides over medium heat until golden brown, approximately 2 minutes per side.
- The chicken might not be cooked through at this point, but it will continue cooking later.
- Remove the cooked chicken from the pan and place on a plate to the side.
- Add the other half of the butter to the pan with more olive oil spray and cook the remaining pieces of chicken.
Making the Pan Sauce and Serving
- Thinly slice the shallots and mince the garlic.
- Add more olive oil spray to the pan, and add the garlic and shallots.
- Cook for a 2-3 minutes over medium heat until slightly caramelized.
- Deglaze the pan by adding the lemon juice, wine and broth and scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Bring the liquid to a boil.
- Add the chicken pieces back to the pan in the boiling liquid. Reduce the heat to simmer.
- Simmer for 10 minutes to fully cook the chicken.
- Remove the chicken from the pan again.
- Add the reserved 1 tablespoon of flour to the milk and whisk together. Add the mixture to the sauce in the pan.
- Bring the sauce to a boil.
- Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken back in and toss to coat.
- Garnish with fresh lemon slices and parsley.
Weight Watchers
Notes
- Green Plan:
- 2 points for 1 piece
- 4 points for 2 pieces
- Blue and Purple Plans:
- 1 point for 1 piece
- 3 points for 2 pieces
I’m a sucker with anything lemon in it. This recipe is so delicious and has become a staple in our household!
Delicious!! A real crowd pleaser!
Will def make it again soon!
Wow! This is so tasty! Love the lemon flavor!
This is honestly one of my favorite recipes!! So delicious and tastes like a restaurant!
I love this recipe. It uses ingredients easily found, it is simple to make, and most importantly, it’s delicious!
This was delicious! I just finished eating and came here to leave a review before I forgot. This will definitely be added to the rotation. Yum!!
I LOVE lemon, but husband is not a fan. Does omitting the lemon really change the recipe? Thanks!
Made this recipe (minus the shallots) and it came out great!
This was AMAZING! Made it for dinner tonight and my whole family devoured it! I will be making this again for sure!
This hit the ball out of the park! Super flavorful, easy to make, and healthy? Sign me up! I can not believe this is as low in points as it is. 100% restaurant quality.
Awesome recipe! Easy to make!
Delicious and flavorful!!! Made this on a Thursday and was an easy meal to prepare! Would make again and probably put over a bed of pasta of some sort!
Best chicken recipe. I will be putting this in my dinner rotation.
WOW!! This was a restaurant Quality dish! I don’t think I have ever made chicken that came out this tender before! 10/10… will definitely be making this again!
Amazingly good!! Just a bit too lemony. Will definitely make again (with a bit less lemon juice).
Delicious, inexpensive to make, easy ingredients to find at store.
This was delicious! I didn’t add as much of the shallots because my family doesn’t love them but this was a hit! Also, made it with gluten free flour. Will definitely make again!
This recipe was amazing! My husband and I ate the entire pan of chicken in one sitting!! Will definitely make again.
Just made this for probably the 10th time and I just told my husband I want to lick my plate! So easy and delicious.
This turned out SO amazing! And the directions are written out super well. Mine turned out exactly like the photos which is always comforting when trying something new. It also reheated very well for lunch today! Will definitely be making this again!
I have made and absolutely love so many of Steph’s recipes but this one was AMAZING! Loved all the step by step instructions too. My family was so impressed and truth be told I wanted to drink the sauce! So delicious…
This was delicious!! I made this for my family for dinner and it was a big hit. I paired it with thin spaghetti and it was amazing. The recipe is so easy and straightforward. Adding this to my rotation! Great recipe Steph 🙂
This dish was delicious!!! I’m definitely making it again.
Everyone, even my very picky husband loved it! I loved that it was so easy to make! Definitely a repeat!
Absolutely delicious! My husband and I have this at least twice a month.
So delicious. The chicken was so tender. Served it with mashed redskins and roasted asparagus. Only wish I had doubled the recipe so there were leftovers for lunch.
Exceptional
This lemon chicken was so good! I love anything lemon. I will definitely make this again.
I made this dish without the shallots and it was so good. My husband thought it was a bit too lemony but still loved it.
Delicious! My 3 year old ate it just without the extra sauce at the end. Will definitely make again!
Amazing!! I’ve been following for a while, but this was the first recipe I’ve tried and now I can’t wait to try more! This dish was so easy to make and tasted like it was from a restaurant! Such a nice switch up from the basics we’ve been cooking.
Such a great recipe! I make this like once a week and love it!
So yummy and easy to make!!
Delicious! So easy to make and tastes like it’s from a restaurant!
So good! I was worried it would have a strong wine flavor but it didn’t at all.
Made this today for Sunday dinner. Super easy and so flavorful! All ingredients I normally have on hand too!
So easy and so delicious!! Full of flavor!!
So so good!! It will definitely be in our rotation! Delicious!
Lemon Shallot Chicken is a hit with the entire family – including kids! The flavor is amazing.
This was quick and delicious! I’m always looking for a new chicken recipe and this one was awesome! Thank you!
Made this tonight and oh my!! 10 stars!! Going in my monthly rotations for sure!! Sooo good!!
So good! That sauce is amazing. Hubby really liked it too so this will be added to our normal rotation. Also so easy to prepare!
Delicious! My family loved it. Thanks
This lemon chicken is delicious!! We are big fans of lemon chicken in my house and this was a big hit. It’s easy to make and the sauce is fabulous. I omitted the milk and used an additional 1/2 cup of chicken broth. This will definitely be making a regular appearance.
This dinner was one of my first I made of your recipes and it was so flavorful! loved it.
Such a fresh and vibrant dish that tastes like it came from a restaurant. I am trying to broaden my dinner menu and try new recipes and Steph makes it so easy with minimal ingredients! My husband was also a fan of this dish! It has a nice lemony flavor while still tasting indulgent. If you are looking for a new chicken dish, this was a win!
The shallot and lemons are the perfect combination of flavors and the dredged chicken makes for a great texture!
Steph: you hit this one out of the park! Restaurant quality. Hubby approved! Thanks for sharing
This is an amazing dish!!!! I added cooked broccoli to the finished product. It was a hit!!! Thank you so much for sharing!
A surprising flavor but delicious !
Holy lemon batman! That’s all you can taste. Wish there was more balance. Won’t make again.
This was very good and we’ll definitely be making it again. A couple of adjustments. My sauce did not come out as thick or dark. I was using a non-stick pan so I think next time I’ll switch to a regular pan and turn the heat up a little higher to hopefully get more brown bits. I also did not cook the chicken in the sauce for as long as noted. We had very thin sliced cutlets that were basically cooked after a couple of minutes on each side. I did give the sauce the full time though and just added the chicken back in the last minute or two.
Made this lemon shallot chicken 3 times now. Delicious! I am sure that I will make lots more too.
The sauce on this dish out of this world! It’s jam packed with flavor!
This recipe is delicious… Wow… Make it for company or a great Sunday dinner… with potatoes or Rice and a veggie and a nice glass of White wine. Perfect.
Too lemony wanted to love this recipe but didn’t work out at all