5 Mins Lemon Butter Sauce — 3 Ways
Make this easy and delicious Lemon Butter Sauce in just 5 mins!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 61kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sticks (250g) salted butter cut into cubes
- juice of 1 lemon or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped herbs (I like a parsley and cilantro/coriander mix)
- black pepper to taste
Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
- All of the above ingredients, plus:
- ½ teaspoon garlic purée
Lemon Chilli Butter Sauce
- All of the above ingredients, plus:
- ¼ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions
Lemon Butter Sauce (stovetop)
- Add butter to a light-colored saucepan (so you can see that it does not burn) and melt over medium heat.
- Once butter is melted, add the lemon juice, chopped herbs and pepper and simmer for 3 mins.
- Switch off the heat and serve with chicken, fish, pasta or vegetables.
Lemon Butter Sauce (Instant Pot)
- Select sauté function.
- Add cubed butter into the Instant Pot inner pot and let it melt.
- When melted, add in the rest of the ingredients, mix and let cook for a couple of mins.
- The switch of heat and remove the inner pot from the Instant Pot so it does not continue to cook.
Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
- Add butter to a light-colored saucepan (so you can see that it does not burn) and melt over medium heat.
- Once butter is melted, add the lemon juice, garlic purée, chopped herbs and pepper and simmer for 3 mins.
- Switch off the heat and serve with chicken, fish, pasta or vegetables.
Lemon Chili Butter Sauce
- Add butter to a light-coloured saucepan (so you can see that it does not burn) and melt over medium heat.
- Once butter is melted, add the lemon juice, red pepper flakes, chopped herbs and pepper and simmer for 3 mins.
- Switch off the heat and serve with chicken, fish, pasta or vegetables.
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Notes
Tips
Weight Watchers Points There are 2 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving.
- Cut the butter into cubes so it will melt quicker.
- I suggest using salted butter. But if you have salt less butter, go ahead and add a pinch of salt.
- Mix and match the fresh chopped herbs. Rosemary, thyme and sage are all great options. Have fun experimenting with your favourites.
- If you don’t have fresh herbs you can use 1 tsp dried instead.
- Add in even more lemon if you want it sharper.
- This sauce needs to be served warm, so simply reheat if it has gone cold.
- Don’t forget to mix just before serving, as the lemon and herbs tend to settle at the bottom.
- You can easily halve or double this recipe to make as much or as little needed.
Weight Watchers Points There are 2 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 61kcal | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 84mg | Vitamin A: 55IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.2mg