There’s really nothing quite like lemon chicken—it’s the dynamic flavor duo that’ll never go out of style. In just 25 minutes, you could be serving up this succulent, lemon-infused, pistachio-topped chicken dish. Pair it with a simple side of rice, a crisp green salad or roasted veggies and you’ll have a memorable weeknight meal. And the best part is that this bright and delicious dinner comes together with just six simple ingredients!
Lemon Chicken
- Prep Time 5 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 1/2 pounds)
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/4 cup chopped toasted pistachio nuts, if desired
- Lemon slice, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Flatten each chicken breast half to 1/4-inch thickness between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Sprinkle both sides of chicken with lemon pepper.
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Step2Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, lemon juice and lemon peel in oil 15 to 20 minutes, turning chicken once and stirring juice mixture occasionally, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut.
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Step3Serve chicken topped with juice mixture, nuts and lemon slices.
Nutrition
165
Calories
6 g
Total Fat
27 g
Protein
1 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 165
- Calories from Fat
- 55
- Total Fat
- 6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 75 mg
- Sodium
- 110 mg
- Potassium
- 220 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- Protein
- 27 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
4 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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