Lemon and Sage Chicken Breasts
A very quick and easy recipe for a weeknight dinner
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tbsp chopped sage leaves or 1 tbsp. dried
- 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large halved
the Veggies
- 3 cups broccoli florets
- 1/4 small onion thinley sliced
- 2 tbsp thin slices of bell pepper (optional)
- 4 cloves garlic thinley sliced
Instructions
- Put a skillet on that can easily hold the chicken breasts without crowding. And another for the veggies. Set them both at medium high and eyeball enough olive oil to cover the bottoms.
- Add the olive oil, lemon juice and the sage to a shallow bowl that will hold the chicken breasts. Whisk it together and add the chicken breasts to the dish. Turn the chicken over getting them covered with the good stuff.Put them aside for a brief marinade as you get the vegetables and the carbs going.
- Tonite's vegetables were broccoli florets with garlic, onion and thin slices of red bell pepper. I squeezed a little lemon juice on the mix and put the rind in the skillet. Of course use any veggies that you prefer. Just pick one that will cook quickly.
- Lay the chicken out in their skillet. Don't trash the marinade stuff. When it's time to turn the chicken over add the marinade to the skillet. Spoon some of the marinade on to the chicken breasts a few times as they finish cooking. When they read 165°F on a meat thermometer they are ready to serve.
- Our carb tonite was some french fries done in the air frier. We get those frozen ones that come peeled, cut up and ready to be "fried".
- Here is how our Lemon and Sage Chicken Breasts turned out. Put some of the juices from the skillet on the chicken when you serve it.
Nutrition
Calories: 71kcalCarbohydrates: 16.1gProtein: 4.8gFat: 0.7gSaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 47.1mgPotassium: 529.9mgFiber: 5.2gSugar: 3.7gVitamin A: 862.8IUVitamin C: 152.3mgCalcium: 89.1mgIron: 1.4mg
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