Rustic Lemon-onion Chicken
From conner909 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I think this was the first recipe Melissa d'Arabian made on her debut show on Food Network. It is simple, quick, but very good. Try it!
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, sliced in half crossways (butterflied, cut all the way through) shopping list
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme, plus 1 small bunch fresh thyme, leaves chopped shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 4 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced shopping list
- 1/4 cup white wine, optional shopping list
- 3 lemons, juiced shopping list
- 1 to 2 tablespoons butter shopping list
- spinach "bed": shopping list
- 1 bag pre-washed fresh spinach shopping list
- 3 tablespoons water shopping list
- 1 tablespoon butter shopping list
- 1 lemon, juiced shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Season chicken with dried thyme and salt and pepper.
- Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add the oil.
- Dredge the chicken in flour, add to the hot oil and saute until cooked through.
- Set chicken aside to rest on plate tented with foil.
- In same saute pan, over low heat, add onions and fresh thyme and cook until aromatic.
- In a measuring cup, measure out wine, if using, and broth, and add the lemon juice.
- Turn the heat up to high, and deglaze the pan with the broth mixture until starting to reduce.
- Remove the pan from the heat and finish the sauce by whisking in butter.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place a bed of cooked spinach on a serving platter, top with the chicken.
- Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.
- Spinach Bed Directions:
- Microwave spinach in a microwave-proof dish with a few tablespoons of water on high for 5 to 6 minutes, or until hot. Drain, and toss with butter, lemon juice, and salt and pepper, to taste.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
yum yum i want ok you can make this and more next time i visit lol.........
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minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Great recipe! Sounds delicious.
5 Forks and thanks for sharing...
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in Upstate loved it
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thank you for sharing...five forks
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