Best 20 Butter Chicken Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm., Add wine to pan; cook over medium-low heat, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add cream and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in rosemary and remaining 3 tablespoons butter until blended. Serve sauce with chicken.

PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic and salt. Cook and stir 1 minute, then stir in the pine nuts, and cook until golden, about 5 minutes. Add the diced chicken breast, and cook a few minutes to reheat. Stir in the peanut butter, soy sauce, and jalapeno pepper until the peanut butter has melted. Pour in the water, and bring to a simmer. Cook and stir until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes more.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH FISH-SAUCE BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and season lightly with salt and pepper. (The fish-sauce butter is plenty salty, so don't overdo the salt here.) Arrange the chicken skin-side up on a sheet pan and drizzle the oil over the chicken skin, coating it evenly. Roast until the chicken is light gold and the sheet pan is pooling with hot, rendered chicken fat, about 25 minutes.
• Take the sheet pan out of the oven, scatter the bread around the chicken and toss gently to coat in the chicken fat. Place the pan back in the oven and roast until the chicken is golden, crispy and sizzling (you'll hear it), about 15 minutes.
• While the chicken roasts, combine the brown sugar, fish sauce and lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook, occasionally swirling the pan or stirring the sauce with a wooden spoon, until bubbling vigorously and the mixture has reduced by about half, 2 to 3 minutes. This part is fun: Turn off the heat and add the butter, constantly swirling the pan or stirring with a wooden spoon, until all of the butter has melted and incorporated into the fish sauce mixture.
• To serve, scatter the cilantro all over the chicken and bread and spoon some of the fish-sauce butter over each chicken thigh, reserving some to add to each plate for dipping the chicken and croutons while eating (which is divine).

ROASTED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH PEANUT BUTTER BARBECUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the barbecue sauce: In a medium saucepan, heat oil. Add onion and cook over moderate medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until lightly caramelized and deepened in color, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the remaining ingredients and 6 tablespoons water. Simmer until flavors are combined, and the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Make the chicken: Heat oven to 425 degrees. Set a rack over a rimmed baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, combine chicken, oil and 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce and season with salt. Toss to evenly coat and arrange on the rack. Roast, using a brush to baste with the remaining 1/2 cup sauce every 10 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and deep golden in color, about 30 minutes. Serve with the leftover sauce on the side, or store sauce in the refrigerator for later use.

CHICKEN PAILLARDS WITH LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Season chicken paillards on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter foams. Add two paillards, and saute on one side until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Flip, and saute paillards until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Raise heat to medium-high, and repeat with two remaining paillards.
• Add shallot to skillet, and cook over medium heat, adding oil or butter as needed, stirring often, until golden, about 1 minute. Raise heat to medium-high. Add lemon segments and juice, chicken stock, and any plate juices, and deglaze the pan, scraping brown bits from bottom with a wooden spoon. Simmer until sauce reduces by half, about 3 minutes. Gradually stir in remaining 2 to 3 tablespoons butter until just melted. Season to taste.

CRISPY CHICKEN CROQUETTES WITH GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over low heat. Add onion and cook until tender. Stir in flour; cook and stir until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce heat if mixture browns too quickly.
• Gradually add 1/2 cup of chicken broth and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly. Stir in dry mustard, salt, and chopped chicken; whisk in egg yolks.
• Cook over medium heat stirring constantly for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Refrigerate 3 to 4 hours or preferably overnight.
• Combine remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth and hot pepper paste; stir into chilled chicken mixture.
• Shape chicken mixture into patties (an ice cream scoop will give you consistent size patties). Dredge patties in cracker crumbs.
• Pour 1/2 inch oil into skillet. Heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, fry the croquettes until golden brown; do not turn the croquettes until they are well browned on the first side, 4 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook the other side, 4 to 5 minutes. Fry in batches, as needed. Drain on paper towels.
• Melt 1/3 cup butter in a skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, stirring constantly to prevent it from burning. Stir in flour and whisk continuously for 1 minute.
• Pour in the milk and herbs and continue to cook, whisking constantly, until sauce begins to thicken, about 1 minute. Ladle sauce over croquettes on serving plates.

GOAT CHEESE AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO STUFFED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH SAGE BROWN BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl; set aside. Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a second small bowl and set aside.
• Place chicken thighs on a cutting board and layer a piece of plastic wrap on top. Pound thighs slightly with a meat mallet to flatten. Divide goat cheese mixture among all of the flattened chicken thighs; spread evenly down the middle. Starting at the short end, roll up the chicken thighs and secure with toothpicks or kitchen twine.
• Dredge chicken rolls in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess flour, and set on a plate. Repeat until all of the rolls have been coated with flour.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place chicken thigh rolls in pan and cook until all sides are browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer rolls to an oven-safe dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in the skillet over medium heat. Once butter starts to bubble and turn brown, add chopped sage and swirl the pan until sage becomes fragrant. Pour in broth, wine, and lemon juice. Bring sauce to a simmer and reduce heat to low.
• Transfer chicken rolls back to the skillet and cook in the sauce for about 2 minutes, turning frequently to coat. Plate rolls and spoon sauce over top.

OVEN FRIED CHICKEN WITH HONEY BUTTER SAUCE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• combine the flour, salt, pepper, and paprika in a shallow bowl.
• Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture.
• Melt the butter and pour into a 9x13 baking pan and add pieces of floured chicken in a single layer, turning chicken to coat with butter.
• Bake skin side down for 30 minutes.
• While chicken is baking make sauce.
• Turn chicken and pour sauce over chicken pieces and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Spoon pan juices over chicken and serve.
• For the Honey Butter Sauce: In a small pan melt the butter while beating in the honey and lemon juice.
• Pour over the chicken pieces.

PAN-SEARED CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook shallot in 1 tablespoon butter in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add wine and boil until most of liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chicken in 3 or 4 batches, turning over once, until golden and just cooked through, about 2 minutes per batch. Transfer as cooked to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered with foil.
• Return shallot mixture to moderately low heat and add remaining 3 tablespoons butter, 1 cube at a time, whisking until incorporated. Remove from heat and whisk in tarragon, parsley, lemon juice, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Spoon sauce over chicken.

CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE STEW IN PEANUT BUTTER TOMATO SAUCE: MAFE

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat oil until hot and brown chicken pieces on all sides. Remove chicken temporarily.
• In the same frying pan, add the onions and stir until soft and slightly brown. Add the tomato paste and salt, and stir well.
• Add all the prepared vegetables and fish sauce to the pot. Return the chicken to the pot and add just enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, stir, and reduce heat to medium. Simmer for approximately 30 minutes. Check the vegetables to avoid overcooking, removing them in a bowl as they are done.
• When all the vegetables are cooked and removed from the stew, add the peanut butter or "tigadege", 1 tablespoon at a time to make sure it is well dissolved in the broth. Add the Scotch bonnet pepper, if using and simmer until broth thickens, about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Return all the vegetables to the pot and simmer 5 minutes more. Serve over white rice.

CHICKEN MILANESE WITH SAGE-AND-LEMON-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare the sauce: In a medium saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add the shallots and cook over moderate heat until softened, 4 minutes. Add the cream, wine and stock and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until reduced to 1 1/2 cups, 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the remaining 5 tablespoons of butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Add the sage, lemon juice and cayenne. Season with salt and white pepper and cover.
• Meanwhile prepare the chicken: In a shallow bowl, combine the bread crumbs, panko, cheese, lemon zest and thyme. In another shallow bowl, beat the eggs. Season the eggs and chicken cutlets with salt and black pepper. Dip each cutlet in the egg mixture and let the excess drip off, then dredge in the bread crumbs. Transfer the breaded cutlets to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Preheat the oven to 325°. In each of 2 large skillets, heat 1/4 inch of oil until shimmering. Working in batches, add the breaded cutlets and cook over moderately high heat for 1 minute. Lower the heat to moderate and fry, turning once, until the cutlets are browned and crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then keep warm in the oven on another baking sheet while you fry the rest.
• Rewarm the sauce over moderate heat, stirring constantly. Arrange the cutlets on plates, sprinkle with the parsley and serve with the sauce.

CURRY CHICKEN & PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove skin from chicken. Brown chicken in olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat, then remove & set aside. Add onion & garlic to skillet adding curry powder & red pepper flakes & lightly saute' until onion begins to soften. Add flour & stir constantly for 3 - 4 minutes to make a light roux. Lower heat to medium low (about 2 on the dial), then add chicken broth, stirring thoroughly to remove lumps (can use a wisk). Add chicken back to skillet, & cover. Cook for appx. 30 minutes, stirring occassionally & flipping chicken, until chicken is nearly done. Add peanut butter. Mix together & cook for another 10 minutes on low - med. low, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through (no red juices when pierced). Serve over Egg Noodles.
• Notes:.
• Can debone chicken after it's cooked & add back to sauce before serving.
• If the sauce gets too thick during cooking, add a little more chicken stock or broth.
• (No measurements were used in the making of this dish so I had to approximate how much I used. Add all to your own tastes.).

CHICKEN SCHNITZEL WITH ANCHOVY-CHIVE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix panko and paprika in shallow dish. Beat egg to blend in small dish. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and dip into egg, then panko, coating completely.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned, crisp, and cooked through, turning once, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter. Add remaining butter and anchovies with capers to skillet. Cook over medium heat until mixture turns brown, mashing anchovies to blend into butter, about 1 minute. Add wine; simmer until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons chives.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon chives. Serve with lemon wedges.

CHICKEN WITH ROSEMARY BUTTER SAUCE FOR 2

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°. Remove and keep warm., Add wine to the pan; cook over medium-low heat, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add cream and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir until slightly thickened. Stir in rosemary and remaining butter until blended. Serve with chicken.

BONNIE'S HONEYED CHICKEN WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Dredge chicken pieces in flour mixture of salt, pepper and paprika in a pie pan. Melt the butter in a 9x13 baking pan and add pieces of floured chicken in a single layer, turning chicken to coat with butter, plump side facing down.
• 2. Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the chicken, plump side facing up, and pour the sauce over it. Bake 30 minutes more until golden brown.
• 3. Spoon butter mixture over the chicken (garnish with parsley if desired) and serve. Use leftovers for chicken sandwiches the next day. Enjoy!

GREEK CHICKEN AND SPINACH ROULADE WITH LEMON BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor combine feta, yogurt, garlic, juice of one lemon (two tbls), hot sauce, oregeno, cumin, coriander and salt and pepper to taste. Blend well and set aside. This is your tzatziki sauce. (Reserve half for steak gyros)
• 2. In a large saute pan heat 2 tbls olive oil and saute onion until soft. add garlic and baby spinach and saute until wilted down. Add capers and sliced olives and pepper to taste
• 3. Put spinach mixture in bowl and add 1 cup of tzatziki sauce and
• 4. Pound out chicken breast thin and put 1/4 of the spinach/tzatziki sauce mixture per breast at one end of chicken then roll chicken into a log and secure with tooth picks
• 5. Prepare 2 dishes for coating. (I find pie plates the easiest) One with 2 eggs whisked and one with the cup or so of panko
• 6. heat the same saute pan that the spinach was sauted in with rest of olive oil
• 7. dip each roulade in egg wash then panko crumbs and Place a rack on baking sheet, place rolades on rack and bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes
• 8. While chicken is resting Melt butter 2tlbs of the lemon juice 2 cloves of minced garlic and parsley in a saucepan and put in serving dish to drizzle over roulades

SPANISH-STYLE CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM-CHORIZO SAUCE AND BUTTER-HERB SPANI-SPUDS

Steps:

• Put the potatoes in a saucepot, cover them with water, and place the pot over high heat to bring them to a boil. Cook them for about 12 minutes, or until they are fork tender. Once cooked, drain the potatoes and return them to the pot, then place them over medium heat for about 1 minute to dry them out a bit. Turn the heat off and add the chives, butter, half of the parsley, salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Stir the potatoes until the butter has melted, then transfer to a serving platter.
• While the potatoes are cooking, preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of the EVOO, twice around the pan. Season the chicken with salt, pepper, the thyme, and the paprika. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook it on each side for 5 to 6 minutes, or until it is cooked through. Remove the chicken from the skillet to a plate and cover it loosely with foil to keep it warm. Return the skillet to the cooktop over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO and the chorizo and cook, stirring it frequently, for about 2 minutes. Remove the chorizo from the skillet to a plate using a slotted spoon and reserve.
• Turn the heat up to high and add the mushrooms to the skillet. Spread them out in an even layer and resist the temptation to stir for a couple of minutes so that the mushrooms can start to brown. Once they are brown, go ahead and shake the pan up, stir, and continue to cook them for 2 minutes more, then add the onions, garlic, and reserved chorizo and season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook, stirring every now and then, for about 3 minutes, or until the onions start to look tender. Add the sherry and cook for 1 minute more, then add the chicken stock and bring it up to a bubble. Simmer for about 2 minutes. Add the remaining parsley and stir it to combine, then taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
• To serve, arrange the cooked chicken breasts on serving plates, top with the mushroom-chorizo sauce, and serve the butter and herb spuds alongside.
• Tidbit
• Sherry is a great thing to have on hand in the wine rack. You can use it in Marsalas, dressings, soups, or any chicken dish. One of my favorite appetizers is mushrooms cooked in garlic, butter, and sherry.

MACADAMIA NUT BUTTER SAUCE (FOR CHICKEN OR FISH)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat and saute nuts until golden brown.
• Add parsley.

CHICKEN CUTLET WITH ALMOND BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Pound chicken cutlets to about a 1/2-inch thickness; season with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, shaking off excess.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat; saute chicken until browned on both sides, about 5 to 7 minutes total; remove and set aside.
• Add almonds to pan and toast, about 3 minutes.
• Add wine or chicken broth and scrape up an browned bit from the bottom of the pan; allow to simmer until slightly reduced, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in butter, sauce will thicken.
• Pour over chicken and garnish with green onions.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LIME, DILL, BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Salt and pepper chicken breasts, and sprinkle both sides with a little dill weed.
• Heat large skillet on medium heat.
• Melt 1/2 stick of butter in skillet, garlic, salt & pepper, 1T of dill weed, 2T lime juice and the juice of 1.5-2 limes.
• Add chicken breasts, over medium heat cook approximately 6-8 minutes per side or until done.
• In seperate smaller skillet combine the other 1/2 stick of butter, 1.5T dillweed, 2T lime juice and juice of 1.5 lime (save at least 1/2 of a lime for garnish). Heat over low heat until combined and melted.
• Pour sauce from second skillet over plated chicken breasts.
• Garnish with lime slices. Slice off a thin circle of lime. Cut 1/2 down center and then pull ends in opposite directions to create a spiral like shape.
• I serve this dish with rice or parmesan angel hair pasta and a vegetable.