Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken
with Mozzarella Zucchini Rounds & Scallion Couscous
- Wheat
Lemon is our go-to ingredient for brightening up any meal, and this dish is positively bursting with citrusy goodness! Seared chicken is drizzled with a creamy, lemon-spiked pan sauce that’d taste good on pretty much anything. On the side, there’s tender roasted zucchini and scallion-studded couscous tossed with both lemon juice and zest. When life gives you lemons, you know what to do.
Ingredients
½ cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
1 unit
Zucchini
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and slice zucchini into ⅓-inch-thick rounds. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Zest and halve lemon (for 4 servings, zest 1 lemon and halve both).
Toss zucchini on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of olive oil, half the Tuscan Heat Spice (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until golden brown and tender, 14-16 minutes.
Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels; season with salt, pepper, and remaining Tuscan Heat Spice. Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer chicken to a plate. Wipe out pan.
While chicken cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites; cook until softened, 1 minute. Add couscous; stir until toasted, 30 seconds. Add ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), half the stock concentrates (you’ll use the rest in the next step), and a pinch of salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
Once zucchini is tender, remove sheet from oven. Heat broiler to high. Sprinkle zucchini with panko and mozzarella. Broil until browned and crispy, 2-5 minutes. (TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.) Heat pan used for chicken over medium-high heat. Add remaining stock concentrates, ¼ cup water (⅓ cup for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lemon juice to taste. Simmer until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. Stir in sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4). Season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat.
Add 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings), half the lemon zest, juice from half the lemon (whole lemon for 4), half the scallion greens, salt, and pepper to pot with couscous; stir to combine. (TIP: If couscous seems dry, add a splash of water.) Divide couscous, chicken, and zucchini between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken. Top with remaining scallion greens and lemon zest and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: The creamy lemon sauce was a hit, with many praising its superb taste. Couscous with lemon garnish was a delightful surprise 🍋.
- Ease of prep: Some found the zucchini prep time-consuming. Consider cooking chicken over medium heat for a longer time.
- Suggestions: For crispier zucchini, try reducing cooking time or increasing oven temperature. Add extra seasoning to boost zucchini flavor.
- Leftovers: This dish is a crowd-pleaser and remains a favorite even a year later.
Reviews from our home cooks
I forgot how delicious couscous was... with the lemon garnish, OMG! And the sauce was superb! My first meal with Hellofresh was a memorable one, bravo!
We loved the sauce! Our zucchini were waterlogged right out of the bag, so we could only use part of them. We added some broccoli though and it was good.
This is my and my roommates FAVORITE meal of all time. I still use this recipe a year later. The best bite you have ever had, and it's always a crowd pleaser:)
The zucchini came out a bit mushy. I followed the recipe exactly as written but maybe a tip on how to prevent that would be helpful.
Delicious but the zucchini takes way too long to prep for my liking.
Zucchini was bland but the sauce was amazing. Couscous was tasty.
Couscous was hit! Chicken should be cooked over medium for a longer time.
