Easy Lemon Pan Chicken
What you'll need:
1 chicken breast / person
salt and pepper for seasoning
1/2 lemon / chicken breast
1-2 Tablespoons of Butter ( no exceptions)
1 clove of garlic / chicken breast rough chopped
This was a super easy meal that finished in minutes!! Pound chicken breasts so that they are an even thickness. This is key in trying to achieve a evenly cooked piece of chicken. You can skip this step but you are guaranteeing that you will have half of your chicken overcooked, dry and tough!!
Once chicken is pounded to an even thickness season with salt, pepper and grated lemon rind. ( for a slightly different flavour substitute regular salt for celery salt)
Have your pan preheated to med heat. If you splash some water in the pan it should sizzle.
Add about a tsp of oil ( canola or olive oil is fine)
Place chicken what would be skin side down in the pan. Do not over crowd the pan!! You want to brown the chicken not steam it.
Once chicken is well browned on the first side go ahead and turn it over. At this point you want to add some roughly chopped garlic. ( if the garlic is minced or finely chopped it will burn.)
Once the chicken is browned you can squeeze the fresh lemon over the chicken( if you like toss the lemon halves into the pan they will become sweet. Remove chicken as soon as it is done. Do not overcook your chicken. Add some chicken broth, to deglase the pan. Once deglased add a little butter to finish the sauce. Taste and season if necessary.
This Recipe moves fast once started so my suggestion is to have garlic and lemons ready.
Serve with some couscous and a salad. Enjoy!!
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