🍋🧄 Chicken Scampi with Garlic Parmesan Rice 🍗🧀

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
✅ One-pan meal with easy cleanup

✅ Rich garlic butter scampi flavor

✅ Tender, juicy chicken in every bite

✅ Creamy Parmesan rice without heavy cream

✅ Ready in under an hour

✅ Perfect for meal prep and leftovers

✅ Family-friendly comfort food

✅ Restaurant-quality flavor at home

⏱️ Recipe Overview
Detail Time
🥣 Prep Time 10 Minutes
🔥 Cook Time 35 Minutes
⏳ Total Time 45 Minutes
🍽️ Servings 4 Servings
📈 Skill Level Easy to Intermediate
🍳 Cooking Method One-Skillet
🛒 Ingredients
🍗 For the Chicken
1️⃣ 🍗 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Chicken Tenders
1 lb (450 g), cut into 2-inch strips

2️⃣ 🍋 Lemon Pepper Seasoning
1 teaspoon

3️⃣ 🧄 Garlic Powder
½ teaspoon

4️⃣ 🧂 Kosher Salt
½ teaspoon

5️⃣ ⚫ Black Pepper
¼ teaspoon

6️⃣ 🫒 Olive Oil
2 tablespoons

🧄 For the Garlic Scampi Rice
7️⃣ 🧈 Unsalted Butter
6 tablespoons (85 g)

8️⃣ 🧄 Fresh Garlic, Minced
6 cloves

9️⃣ 🌶️ Red Pepper Flakes
¼ teaspoon

🔟 🍷 Dry White Wine
½ cup (120 ml)

or substitute with extra chicken broth

1️⃣1️⃣ 🍋 Fresh Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon

1️⃣2️⃣ 🍚 Long-Grain White Rice or Jasmine Rice
1½ cups (285 g), rinsed

1️⃣3️⃣ 🥣 Low-Sodium Chicken Broth
3 cups (720 ml)

1️⃣4️⃣ 🧂 Kosher Salt
½ teaspoon, plus more to taste

1️⃣5️⃣ 🧀 Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
½ cup (50 g)

1️⃣6️⃣ 🌿 Fresh Parsley, Chopped
2 tablespoons

1️⃣7️⃣ 🍋 Lemon Wedges
For serving

👩‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1️⃣ Season the Chicken
Pat the chicken strips dry using paper towels. This helps them develop a beautiful golden crust when seared.