Thursday, September 3, 2009

Country Lemon Chicken

I had a super yummy dinner tonight! This chicken was fairly easy and super tasty. I will post a picture of it soon. We ate it with Herbed Glazed Carrots and Zucchini Corn Saute. It was delicious and pretty healthy. I got the recipe from the Slim Fast website.

Country Lemon Chicken

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/4 pounds chicken breasts, boneless/skinless, raw
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 4 tablespoons margarine or canola oil spread
  • 1 onion, yellow, fresh, small, whole
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, fresh, chopped


Preparation
    1. Chop onion, garlic, and parsley. 2. Combine flour, thyme, salt and pepper. Dip chicken in flour mixture. Combine any remaining flour mixture with broth; set aside. 3. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons Spread over medium-high heat and brown chicken. Remove chicken and set aside. 4. In same skillet, melt remaining 2 tablespoons Spread over medium-high heat and cook onion, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 minutes. 5. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute. 6. Stir in lemon juice and cook 1 minute. 7. Add reserved broth mixture and bring to a boil. 8. Return chicken and any chicken juices to skillet and simmer uncovered until chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.

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