Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Lemon Chicken

I have had some pretty delicious and unhealthy lemon chicken in my day, but here is a healthier alternative! This is a pretty easy and healthy recipe that I got from Danny's mom.

Ingredients:
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 lb. fresh spinach, washed
4-6 cups prepared rice
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 lemons, to cut up and garnish
  1. Boil chicken until thoroughly cooked, then drain and cut into small cubes. Steam spinach as flat leaves until darker and wilted, but not too soggy.
  2. In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and broth and cook until thick and opaque, stirring continually with a whisk. Take off heat and add soy sauce and lemon juice.
  3. Place hot rice on a platter. Spread spinach over the rice. Place chicken on the spinach, then pour the lemon sauce over it all. Garnish with lemon slices.

Additional hint: This meal can be pretty quick as you can do multiple steps at once. Get the rice cooking, then put the chicken on the stove to boil. In the meantime you can begin steaming the spinach and making the sauce, so that most things get done right around the same time and you can throw it all together!

1 comment:

  1. I made this the other night. Muy Bueno. It was yummy, cheap and made with ingredients that I usually have on hand.

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