Creamy Lemon Butter Chicken
with Parmesan Asparagus & Scallion Couscous
- Wheat
- Milk
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 would taste good on pretty much anything. On the side, there’s roasted zucchini topped with a crispy Parmesan topping—plus scallion-studded Israeli couscous tossed with both lemon juice and zest. When life gives you lemons, you know what to do.
Ingredients
1 unit
Zucchini
2 unit
Scallions
1 unit
Lemon
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains: Wheat)
3 tablespoon
Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Tuscan Heat Spice
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
2.5 ounce
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
6 ounce
Asparagus
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
1 tablespoon
Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim and slice zucchini crosswise into 1⁄2-inch-thick rounds. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Zest and halve lemon. • In a small bowl, combine panko and Parmesan with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.
Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces if necessary or trim and discard woody bottom ends from asparagus. (Save zucchini for another use.)
• Toss zucchini on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, half the Tuscan Heat Spice (you’ll use the rest in the next step), salt, and pepper. • Arrange zucchini in a single layer so they are touching but not overlapping. Top with panko mixture. • Roast on top rack until zucchini is tender and panko is golden brown and crispy, 15-18 minutes.
Swap in broccoli or asparagus for zucchini; roast 15-20 minutes for broccoli or 10-12 minutes for asparagus.
• Meanwhile, pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season with remaining Tuscan Heat Spice, salt, and pepper. • Heat a 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. • Stir in 3⁄4 cup water (11⁄2 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, then reduce heat to low. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Heat pan used for chicken over medium- high heat. Add remaining stock concentrates, 1⁄4 cup water (1/3 cup for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lemon juice to taste. Simmer until slightly reduced, 3-4 minutes. Turn off heat. • Stir in sour cream and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted and combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• To pot with couscous, add juice from half the lemon, half the lemon zest, half the scallion greens, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. TIP: If couscous seems dry, add a splash of water. For extra richness, stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). • Divide couscous, chicken, and zucchini between plates. Spoon sauce over chicken. Top with remaining scallion greens and lemon zest. Serve.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165º.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: The creamy lemon butter sauce was a hit, complementing the chicken nicely. Some found the dish perfectly seasoned; others thought it was too salty.
- Ease of prep: A few found timing tricky with multiple components. Consider prepping vegetables first to streamline cooking.
- Suggestions: For more sauce, double the recipe. Adjust salt to taste, and watch vegetable roasting time to prevent burning.
- Portions: Some wanted more couscous to balance the meal. Consider increasing the couscous amount for heartier appetites.
- Vegetables: The asparagus substitution was popular. Panko-topped vegetables added a nice textural contrast, though opinions on zucchini varied.
Reviews from our home cooks
We don't eat dairy, so I wasn't sure how much of the chicken stock to use in the couscous if I wasn't planning to use the cream. Also, I wish we'd had double the couscous to go with the chicken. My kid is soooo very picky. It was amazing to watch him scrape his plate clean and ask for seconds! I'm so happy right now!
The chicken and asparagus were delicious but the couscous was a little bland
Liked the couscous, liked the chicken and sauce, liked the asparagus, but the toppings for the asparagus/zucchini was too many flavors going on.
The mix of the seasoning and lemon juice made this taste overly salty and kind of burned my lips. The chicken was awesome though!
The sauce was delicious and even though I was supposed to get asparagus, the zucchini was very good.
Loved this one. I liked the panko on the veggies for a change up.
Would have preferred a different vegetable, it seems like a lot of recipes have zucchini
Too salty and veggies got burnt using the time and temperature in the recipe
Cooking times for chicken were inaccurate and the spices caused a cough while cooking
Didn't think I would like the zucchini. I did. It was excellent.
