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Lemon Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Lemon Chicken

7 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

306
Calories
32g
Protein
18g
Fat
5g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons olive or canola oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Directions

1

1.Remove fat from chicken.

2

2.Make lemon sauce: Beat remaining ingredients in a medium-sized bowl with a whisk or fork.

3

3.Spray a 10-inch skillet with cooking spray and cook chicken over medium-high heat for about 15 minutes or until juices are no longer pink when thickest part of chicken is cut.

4

4.Spoon some lemon sauce over chicken, turn chicken over and cook for an additional 15-20 seconds. Serve chicken topped with remainder of sauce.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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