Mrs. C's Lemon Chicken

Submitted by Stella8037

"My friend's mom used to make this for us in college - it's not a fancy meal, but it's delicious and definite comfort food!"

 

• Ready In: 13mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 2 boneless chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mccormick california style lemon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• salt

directions

1. Chop chicken into bite-size pieces. Cook in a nonstick pan over medium high heat until cooked through, but still moist - about 5 minutes.
2. Reduce heat to low.
3. Add butter, allow to melt.
4. Add lemon pepper - I really coat the chicken with this, but if you like a milder flavor you can cut back on it. Stir to combine.
5. Add paprika and lemon juice.
6. Sauce will thicken after a few minutes of simmering. Serve over hot basmati rice.
7. Note: depending on the size of your chicken breasts, you might want to adjust the sauce. This recipe makes a nice amount of sauce to coat the chicken, if using medium sized (~6oz) breasts. I never actually measure the ingredients for this, I just do it by taste. You could also substitute a 1/2 cup chicken stock for the butter to reduce the fat in this.

Reviews

[brubakes]

Such a simple receptive for such a great return. I even substituted black pepper for lemon pepper. I will definitely keep this receptive around for a quick and fun meal. I served it with a side of blanched asparagus.

 

[breezermom]

This was quick and easy! I found I could use 1 chicken breast to feed two with this recipe. I halved the recipe, but still found the lemon flavor a bit strong. I think this would be awesome if you reduced the amount of lemon pepper seasoning as the chef suggested. I also think this would be nice in a wrap with spinach and rice! Thanks for posting. Made for Fall PAC 2009.