Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lemon basil chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lemon basil chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Lemon basil chicken is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Easy Chicken Recipe Made With Two Of The Most Popular Flavors Perfectly Blended Together. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until bubbling. Add chicken stock, lemon juice, basil, and lemon zest. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook lemon basil chicken using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon basil chicken:
- Prepare 3 chicken breasts, cut in half lengthwise to make 6 slim breasts
- Make ready Juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup)
- Get Zest of one lemon
- Prepare 1/2 cup olive oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- Take 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1/4 tsp pepper
Place chicken in a baking dish, skin side up. Loosen the skin on each piece, and place a basil leaf under the skin, directly on top of the chicken meat. Toss the garlic around the chicken in the baking dish. Place the lemon slices on top of each piece of chicken and drizzle with.
Steps to make Lemon basil chicken:
- I like to cut my chicken breasts in half lengthwise, essentially making 2 breast out of one. I do this for several reasons. First, it allows for the flavor to soak in better. Second, it Cooks faster. Third, it Cooks more evenly.
- Zest the lemon first.
- Juice the lemon. If you don't quote have enough juice to make 1/4 cup, then you can add orange juice to even it out.
- Mix all ingredients into a bowl.
- Add chicken to bowl until completely covered.
- Let sit for exactly 1 hour! This is very important. If it under marinates, you won't get the strong flavor. But also don't over marinate. The lemon juice is an acid and will break down the material on the chicken. 1 hour is perfect.
- Grill for 8 minutes on medium high heat, flipping once half way through.
Toss the garlic around the chicken in the baking dish. Place the lemon slices on top of each piece of chicken and drizzle with. Stir in the spinach a few handfuls at a time, letting the heat of the pan wilt it as you go. Stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and basil. In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
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