This is one of the first dishes my dad made my mom – definitely a good date meal. It’s also easily adaptable and the basis of Chicken Piccata (with capers and white wine)
David’s Lemon Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4 in thick
- Flour for dredging
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 c chicken stock
- 2 cloves garlic
- Butter or oil
- Artichoke hearts drained
- 2 bay leaves
- Juice of 1/2-1 whole lemon
Instructions
- Lightly flour chicken.
- Cook over moderate heat in a sauté pan until just cooked through, flipping once.
- In same pan, cook garlic to release flavor. Add bay leaves and sauté briefly. Add salt and pepper and chicken stock. Bring to simmer
- Add chicken and cook for 1 min.
- Remove chicken to plates. Add artichokes to pan and cook, shaking pan, for 30 sec – 1 min or until sauce begins to glaze. Pour over chicken.