Lemon chicken recipe

August 10, 2023 (Last Updated: August 8, 2023)
Lemon chicken

A quick and easy zesty lemon chicken recipe that makes the perfect mid-week meal!

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Lemon chicken

Dinner
By Kate Turner – Serves: 4
Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

  • The chicken
  • 4 chicken breasts, pounded until ½ cm thick 
  • 1 tsp salt 
  • 1 tsp pepper 
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • The sauce
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • ½ cup chicken stock 
  • ¼ cup white wine 
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • ½ cup cream

Instructions

For the chicken

1

Season the chicken breasts with the salt and pepper. Then coat in the flour, shaking off any excess.

2

Heat some oil over medium-high heat, cook the chicken breasts, turning occasionally until browned on all sides and almost cooked through. Set aside to rest.

For the sauce

3

In the same pan, sauté the garlic until fragrant. Deglaze the pan with chicken stock and white wine.

4

Add the lemon juice, parsley, and cream. Bring to a boil and allow to reduce for 3 minutes.

5

Add the chicken breasts and cover. Simmer until cooked all the way through. Season to taste.

6

Dish the chicken up onto a serving platter and spoon over the lemony sauce. Serve with extra parsley and fried lemon slices.

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Recipes & Styling: Kate Turner

Photography: K-Leigh Siebriz

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