True Lemon Chicken

I wanted to make Lemon Chicken like the Chinese restaurants have. After trying many recipes, I found one that was OK. I played with the recipe and tweeked it to my liking...a Lemon Sauce that is lemony with a good balance of sweet. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 2  boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
•  salt and pepper

• SAUCE

• 1  lemons, juice of or 3  tablespoons bottled lemon juice
• 1  cup water
• 1⁄8 cup lime juice
• 1⁄8 cup lemon juice
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  pinch salt
• 2  drops  yellow food coloring
•  cornstarch, mixed with
•  water, to thicken

Directions

1. CHICKEN: Saute cubed chicken in olive oil until done.
2. Set aside.
3. SAUCE: In a small sauce pan, combine first 7 ingredients and bring to a low boil.
4. Slowly stir in cornstarch solution.
5. Depending on how thick you want the sauce determines how much cornstarch solution you use.
6. Careful- sauce tends to boil up when cornstarch solution is added.
7. Serve chicken over a bed of rice.
8. Pour sauce over chicken& rice.
9. Enjoy!