Lemon Butter Chicken Breasts

By CandyH

Serve this lemon butter chicken over rice with a side of your favorite vegetables for a well rounded dinner.

Ingredients

• 6 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/2 pounds)
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 lemons, sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Hot cooked rice or pilaf (optional)

Details

Adapted from bhg.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place each chicken breast half between two pieces of plastic wrap. Pound lightly into a rectangle about 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and salt. Coat chicken breasts with flour mixture. Sprinkle chicken breasts with lemon pepper.

In a 12-inch skillet cook the chicken breasts in the hot butter, half at a time, over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes on each side or until brown and no longer pink.

Remove chicken from skillet. Add lemon slices to skillet; cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once. Return all of the chicken to the skillet, overlapping chicken breasts slightly. Drizzle lemon juice over the chicken breasts. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more or until pan juices are slightly reduced.

Serve chicken, lemon slices, and pan juices over hot cooked rice or pilaf, if desired. Makes 6 servings.