Saturday, June 15, 2013

Creamy Lemon Chicken

I know I don't normally share this type of stuff with you guys, but I'm so excited to have this for dinner tonight! I've made it a few times, and it never disappoints!


Mine never looks quite as fancy as that.. BUT the idea is generally the same. I've made this for Matthew and my mom and my best friend Kristen. All have loved it. Kristen even used the recipe for her mother! I'm telling you... it's that good. And so easy. I found this on allrecipes.com. What's super awesome about this site is that you can search by ingredient! It's so easy and convenient. Matthew and I love it! Here's the recipe:

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 (18 ounce) can Progresso Recipe Starters creamy roasted garlic with chicken stock cooking sauce
  • 3 table spoons lemon juice (I did 5 the second time I made it - yummy!)
  • Salt & pepper
  1. Between pieces of plastic wrap or waxed paper, place each chicken breast smooth side down; gently pound with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/2 inch thick. (Hitting the chicken is probably my favorite part - well, other than eating it anyway) In small shallow dish, mix flour with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; dip each chicken breast into flour mixture, coating all sides.
  2. In 10-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken breasts in oil 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, or until brown. In small bowl, mix cooking sauce and lemon juice.
  3. Pour sauce mixture over chicken. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165 degrees F).
The website says to serve with rice, but let's be honest. You can serve lemon chicken with just about anything! The first time I made it I served it with company potatoes and crescent rolls. This time I think we'll probably serve it with rice (which has become a very common side in our household, especially since we got our new rice cooker). YUM!

If you try this recipe out, let me know what you thought of it!

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