Lemon Chicken
From Peggy: Another family favorite from "Heart of the Home" by Susan Branch. The meat is extremely tender and gourmet-tasting. Everyone who has this raves about it - even Dad!
- Serves
- 6
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 1 hr
- Difficulty
- Easy
Ingredients
- 3 whole chicken breasts, boned, skinned, halved
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper, to taste
Sauce
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- juice from 1/2 a lemon
Method
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Preheat the oven to 250°.
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Wash chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Pound chicken flat with a meat mallet. Put the flour in a large plastic bag and drop the chicken pieces in and shake to coat.
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Melt the butter and oil in a large skillet, set heat to moderately high, add chicken and cook approximately 3 minutes per side. When they are done, salt and pepper them and place on oven-proof dish in a 250° oven while you make the sauce.
Sauce
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Add butter to chicken skillet and melt, scraping up brown bits in pan. Remove from heat; add parsley and lemon. Pour hot sauce over chicken and serve.