Easy Lemon Chicken

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Canarian Recipes: Pollo al Limón Facil

A quick and easy recipe for sliced chicken breasts cooked in a lemon garlic sauce. Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta uses cubed or sliced chicken with precooked pasta added last minute.

Ingredients 

Serves 3-4

  • 2 chicken breasts (sliced or cubed)
    Use chicken thighs for more juiciness.
  • 1 lemon (juice + zest)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 100 ml of chicken stock (or water)
  • Black peppercorns, soaked (see below)
  • Cream, optional
  • Pasta, precooked, optional
  • Salt
  • Fresh herbs (optional)

How to Make

  1. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
  2. Add a little lemon zest to enhance the flavour.
  3. In a hot pan with oil, cook the chicken over medium-high heat until golden on both sides.
  4. Stir in the chopped garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
  5. Add the peppercorns, lemon juice and chicken stock.
  6. Lower the heat and allow to reduce for about 5-7 minutes.
  7. When the sauce thickens slightly, sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve hot.

Lemon Chicken Pasta

If serving with pasta, add precooked pasta and optional cream after step 6 and heat gently.

Variation 

Add cream before serving and heat gently.

Soaking Peppercorns

Soak dried peppercorns for 20 to 30 minutes or more, in wine, liquor, vegetable, chicken stock or water to rehydrate them and infuse them with new flavors.