Recipe and source notes

Lemon-Rosemary Chicken

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 mediums Lemons
  • 1 teaspoon tbl Chopped fresh rosemary or ½ dried rosemary leav
  • 2 teaspoons Olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon Coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1 Garlic clove, minced
  • 4 smalls Skinless, boneless chicken-breast halves, (1 pound)

Make it step by step

  1. Work Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes
  2. 1. From 1 lemon, grate enough peel to equal 2 teaspoons. Thinly slice half of second lemon; reserve slices for garnish. Squeeze juice from remaining 3 lemon halves into small bowl. Stir in lemon peel, rosemary, olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic.
  3. 2. Spray heavy skillet-grill or 12-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium-high heat until very hot.
  4. 3. Meanwhile, toss chicken-breast halves with lemon-juice mixture.
  5. 4. Place chicken-breast halves in hot skillet; cook 5 minutes, brushing with remaining lemon-juice mixture in bowl. Turn chicken over and cook 5 minutes longer until juices run clear when thickest part of chicken breast is pierced with a knife. Garnish with lemon slices.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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