Chicken With Lemon-Basil Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons	60ml	Olive oil
4		Skinless boneless chicken breast halves
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fresh lemon juice
4		Garlic cloves - chopped
2 teaspoons	10ml	Grated lemon peel - (packed)
1 cup	237ml	Canned low-salt chicken broth
		(or 1 cup white wine)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chilled butter
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Chopped fresh basil
		(or 1 tbspn dried basil)
		Salt and pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Heat olive oil in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and saute until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter and tent with foil.

Add lemon juice, garlic, and lemon peel to same skillet. Stir over medium-high heat until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add chicken broth, boil until reduced. Add butter and stir to sauce consistency. Mix basil into sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Spoon sauce over chicken and serve. This is a simple one-skillet meal.

Serves 4.

Source:
Home & Garden TV -- Home Grown Cooking

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