Recipe of the day: Lemon pepper chicken

Create a healthy dinner for yourself and the family tonight with this lemon pepper chicken recipe.

Pair your delicious chicken breasts with a fresh green salad, or a starch dish of your choice.

This recipe offers instructions for the option to cook the chicken on the stovetop or in the oven.

Lemon pepper chicken

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp. lemon pepper seasoning
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 2 lemons, divided
• 450 grams of boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
• 2 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup of Chicken broth
• 2 tablespoon of butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish

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Instructions

For oven

1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, lemon pepper, salt, and zest of 1 lemon. Toss chicken breasts in the flour mixture until fully coated. Slice remaining lemon into thin rounds.
2. In a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add chicken in a single layer and cook until golden on bottom, about 5 minutes, then flip chicken breasts.
3. To skillet, add broth, butter, garlic, and lemon slices and bake until chicken is cooked through and sauce has reduced slightly, about 5 minutes.
4. Spoon sauce on top of chicken and garnish with parsley.

For stovetop

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, lemon pepper, salt, and zest of 1 lemon. Toss chicken breasts in the flour mixture until fully coated. Slice remaining lemon into thin rounds.
2. In a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add chicken in a single layer and cook until golden on bottom, about 5 minutes, then flip chicken breasts.
3. To skillet, add broth, butter, garlic, and lemon slices and cook until chicken is cooked through and sauce has reduced slightly, 3 minutes.
4. Spoon sauce on top of chicken and garnish with parsley.

This recipe was found on delish.com