Make Sauce: Reduce to low heat. Add heavy cream, capers, and 1/4 cup of lemon juice to now-empty pan. Stir everything together, loosening any browned bits stuck to pan. Increase heat to bring to …
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Season the chicken with salt and pepper and then cook it in a hot skillet with a little avocado oil or butter. When the chicken is cooked through, remove it to a plate and get started on the lemon caper sauce. The lemon caper sauce is low carb and oh so easy to whip up.
The lemon caper sauce is low carb and oh so easy to whip up. You’ll just reduce some chicken broth and lemon juice, which means that you’ll simmer the chicken broth, letting some of it evaporate so that the broth thickens a bit. Next, you’ll add in some heavy cream and let that simmer for a bit. Stir in the capers and the sauce is done! So easy!
For an even richer sauce, add in 2 tablespoons of grass fed butter. To make Keto Lemon Garlic Chicken, at 1 teaspoon of minced garlic to the pan when you deglaze it. Add 3 tablespoons of rinsed and drained capers after the pan is deglazed. Note: If you want to make this in your Instant Pot, check the recipe card below for full details on how.
I like to use chicken breasts in this Lemon Caper Chicken, however there are many other options for proteins. You can use chicken thighs, white fish or even turkey breasts. You can even use Salmon! I season both sides of my chicken breasts with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper.