Lemon Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts,pounded to 1/4 inch thick
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons butter

Lemon and Parsley Sauce

• 2 lemons
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Instructions

Chicken

1. Rub breasts with salt and pepper.
2. Brown chicken in oil and butter.

Lemon and Parsley Sauce

1. Slice 1 lemon thinly. Reserve 1/2 for garnish. From another lemon, grate 1/2 teaspoon peel and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice.
2. Whisk cornstarch with chicken broth. Add garlic, lemon peel, lemon juice, and 1/2 of the sliced lemons. Cook for 30 minutes until thickened.
3. Stir in parsley. Take out lemon slices after first 5 minutes.
4. Add chicken to sauce and cook another 2 minutes.
5. Garnish with the other 1/2 of lemon slices.

Notes

I usually double the sauce recipe.

Posted by jerseyjan at recipegoldmine.com.