Grill-Pan Basil Butter Chicken Breasts
Chicken breasts get deep grill marks in a hot pan, then melt under a slab of garlicky basil butter.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 28 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $11.40
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb boneless chicken breast
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 oz fresh basil
- 3 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 zucchini
Method
Mash the softened butter with the minced garlic, chopped basil, and a squeeze of lemon. Set aside.
Slice each chicken breast horizontally into two thin cutlets. Rub with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Heat a grill pan over medium-high until it smokes faintly. Cook the cutlets 4 minutes per side without moving them, until firm and well marked.
Slice the zucchini into planks, oil lightly, and grill 2 minutes per side while the chicken rests.
Top each cutlet with a spoonful of basil butter and let it melt for a minute before serving with the zucchini.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $45.61 | $11.40 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £32.22 | £8.06 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Australia | $62.83 | $15.71 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٠٥٩٫٤٨ ج.م. | ٢٦٤٫٨٧ ج.م. | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Canada | $118.37 | $29.59 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Spain | 25,42 € | 6,36 € | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $85.61 | $21.40 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Greece | 39,87 € | 9,97 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Germany | 27,35 € | 6,84 € | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Mexico | $813.32* | $203.33 | 6 of 9 ingredients |
| Austria | € 21,58* | € 5,40 | 6 of 9 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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