Chicken breasts with lemon Recipe

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Chicken breasts with lemon

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Ingredients:

1/2	cup	Flour, for dredging
		Salt and fresh ground pepper
		-to taste
4		Chicken breasts, boneless &
		-skinless, 6 oz. ea.
2	tbsp	Olive oil
4		Sprigs fresh thyme, or 1 t
		-dried
2	tbsp	Shallots, finely chopped
2	tsp	Garlic, finely chopped
2	tsp	Lemon rind, grated
3	tbsp	Lemon juice
1/2	cup	Chicken broth, fresh or
		-canned
2	tbsp	Butter

Procedures:

1	Season flour with salt and pepper; dredge chicken all over with seasoned flour and shake to remove excess flour.
2	Over medium high heat, heat the oil in a heavy skillet, large enough to hold the chicken pieces in 1 layer.
3	Add chicken and cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
4	Turn the chicken and cook for 5 minutes more or until cooked through.
5	Add the thyme, shallots and garlic and cook for about 1 minute.
6	Do not burn the garlic.
7	Add the lemon rind, lemon juice and the broth.
8	Scrape the skillet to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom.
9	Add the butter and cook for 3 minutes longer.
10	Serve immediately with mashed potates with garlic and basil - see recipe.