Best Lemon Chicken Breast Recipes

CHICKEN BREAST STUFFED WITH LEMON RICE AND MUSHROOMS AND A DIJON MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter or margarine over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms and cook for five minutes, stirring frequently. Add thyme and lemon zest and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add lemon juice, water, rice and contents of seasoning packet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low boil, cover, and cook for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes. Mix in feta cheese. While rice is cooling, preheat oven to 375°. Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan with non-stick spray. Make a small slit in the side of each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff chicken with rice mixture. Use a toothpick to hold the stuffing in. Place chicken in prepared pan and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 30-35 minutes until done. About 10 minutes before chicken is done, melt butter for sauce in small saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add chicken broth and cream. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in mustard and season with salt and pepper. Place stuffed chicken breasts on platter and pour sauce over top or serve on the side.

BAKED CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON AND BASIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Wash chicken breasts and pat dry with paper towels. Trim and discard fat. Tenderize chicken with a meat mallet. Rub 1 tablespoon olive oil on each breast, lightly covering both front and back. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder and set on the prepared baking sheet.
• Squeeze juice from one lemon half over the chicken breasts. Sprinkle with basil. Cut 2 slices of lemon from the remaining half and set 1 slice on each breast. Reserve remaining lemon for another use.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken breast is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove from oven, cover with foil, and allow to rest for 7 minutes before serving.

GREEK-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a flat work surface. Slice each horizontally through the middle, being careful not to cut all the way through to the other side. Open the 2 sides and spread them out like an open book. Place each one between 2 sheets of heavy plastic. Firmly pound chicken with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a 1/4-inch thickness.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Season insides of chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Layer spinach, tomato, onion, and feta cheese over chicken in that order. Roll chicken over the stuffing and tie ends with butcher's twine.
• Mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper together to make the sauce.
• Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned, about 5 minutes per side. Brush 1/2 of the sauce on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Pour the remaining sauce over chicken. Continue baking until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Remove chicken and let rest for 5 minutes. Slice into pinwheels and serve with pan juices.

LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Rub chicken breasts with lemon pepper seasoning. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken breasts until juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes per side. Remove chicken from the skillet and cover with foil.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, carrots, and green onions to the skillet. Saute until crisp-tender, stirring frequently, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk chicken broth and flour together and pour over the vegetables in the skillet. Bring to a boil; simmer until thick, about 5 minutes. Add sour cream and mix well. Return chicken breasts to the skillet. Heat until warmed through, 3 to 5 minutes.

SOLO BAKED CHICKEN BREAST AND LEMON RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degree (f) Put 1 tablespoon butter into an oven proof dish stir in the rice until all the grains are coated.
• Add the wine. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice from half the lemon into a dish with the remaining melted butter and the basil.
• Other herbs such as dill, or oregano could be used instead.
• Coat the chicken breast with the butter/lemon/herb sauce on both sides and place on top of the rice and wine. Slice the remaining half of the lemon into thin rounds and place on top of the chicken.
• Cover with a tight fitting cover or foil and bake for 35 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and the chicken has an internal temperature of 175(f) or 79(c).
• Salt and pepper to taste.

LEMON CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the garlic, and cook for just 1 minute but don't allow the garlic to turn brown. Off the heat, add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9 X 12-inch baking dish.
• Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin side up over the sauce. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle them liberally with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in 8 wedges and tuck it among the pieces of chicken.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts, until the chicken is done and the skin is lightly browned. If the chicken isn't browned enough, put it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the pan juices.

TUSCAN LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN BREAST (SERVED COLD)

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve bouillon cube in warm water and put aside.
• 2. Heat oil in large frying pan then add half the lemon zest.
• 3. Add chicken and wine to pan and cook on low heat.
• 4. Once chicken is partially cooked add bouillon mixture, onion, garlic, remainder of zest and cayenne pepper to pan.
• 5. Allow concoction to simmer slowly and flip chicken breasts occasionally to ensure even cooking.
• 6. When most of the water is absorbed remove chicken from pan.
• 7. Crack pepper over chicken and allow to cool.
• 8. Once chicken is cool put on your favorite salad or sandwich.

SOUS VIDE CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON AND HERBS

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and place a sous vide cooker into the water. Set temperature to 148 degrees F according to manufacturer's directions.
• Season chicken breast liberally with salt and pepper on both sides. Set garlic slices, thyme, and lemon on top of chicken skin. Place chicken into 1 large or 2 small vacuum bags. Seal using a vacuum sealer.
• Place bags into the water and set timer for 2 hours. When timer is up, remove chicken from bag. Remove garlic, thyme, and lemon slices and pat chicken dry with paper towels.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken, skin-side down until nicely browned, about 1 minute. Move chicken around the skillet using tongs, holding the chicken up against the side of the skillet to get an even brown color on all edges. Remove from heat and let sit for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip chicken over and remove the bones. Slice chicken and serve immediately.

BACON STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH HONEY AND LEMON PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Butterfly your chicken breasts. To butterfly simply slice your chicken breast in half short ways, stopping before you slice it into 2 pieces, it should open like a book.
• Place in a foil lined baking dish.
• Sprinkle both sides of the open butterflied chicken breast with lemon pepper. Drizzle honey on one side.
• Cut one slice of bacon to fit inside the breast, be sure to use the entire slice of bacon. Arrange the bacon on the side of the chicken you drizzled the honey,.
• Drizzle bacon with honey and fold the chicken breast over covering the bacon.
• Sprinkle honey and lemon pepper on the outside of the chicken breast, repeat with the remaining chicken breasts.
• Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour.
• Remove breasts and add enough cornstarch to thicken the pan drippings.
• Serve over chicken breasts.

GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH TARRAGON-LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Spread mustard on both sides of the chicken and sprinkle with the black pepper. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 4 hours.
• Prepare your grill for cooking the chicken over medium coals.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat; stir in the remaining ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the sauce from the heat.
• Baste the chicken with the sauce. Grill over medium coals for 50 to 55 minutes or until done (if your fire is too hot, it will dry out your chicken.) Turn and baste the chicken every 10 minutes with the remaining sauce.

LEMON BASIL PESTO CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• 1. Pound out a 4 oz. boneless skinless chicken breast with meat mallet until thin. Put oil of your choice in fry pan, heat on medium heat. Salt and pepper the chicken, place in heated pan.
• 2. Cook 1 minute, then turn chicken over and turn heat to low. Cover pan and let it cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let set for 10 more minutes. Check with meat thermometer. 165° reading is done. Set aside.
• 3. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain, set aside.
• 4. In another pan saute kale greens in oil of your choice, add a little salt and pepper, remove greens to a plate, add a little more oil and saute the yellow squash until soft.
• 5. Combine Pasta, Greens, Squash, Artichoke Hearts in a bowl, I added the fresh lemon juice in the basil pesto sauce with the roasted red peppers. Pour over ingredients, reserving a little. toss to coat.
• 6. In a pan and the combined ingredients, top with the chicken breast and drizzle the reserved pesto sauce over the chicken. Heat and serve.

TEQUILA LEMON CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Pour tequila into the plastic containers. Squeeze juice from 10 or more lemons into the containers. Add some olive oil, and salt and pepper. Place the chicken breasts in the marinade and let marinate overnight in the refrigerator. The next day, preheat grill to high and place chicken breasts on grill. Prepare bowl of olive oil mixed with tarragon and rosemary, to taste, and brush onto chicken while grilling. Cook each side for about 10 to 15 minutes each.

LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• When the chicken breasts are thawed, mix the Frank's hot sauce and lemon pepper marinade together.
• Marinate chicken breasts for about an hour in the refrigerator.
• While marinating, slice the yellow, green and red peppers into thin slivers and set to the side in the skillet.
• Place the chicken breasts on the grill on the top rack; grill slowly so chicken breasts stay nice and juicy.
• When chicken is almost completely cooked, remove from grill and place in the skillet on top of the peppers.
• Baste the chicken with the remaining sauce mixture that was not used and cook until chicken is completely cooked and peppers and tender!

BAKED LEMON CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the olive oil, add the garlic, and cook for just 1 minute but don't allow the garlic to turn brown. Remove from heat and add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9 X 12-inch glass baking dish.
• 2. Place the chicken breast in the dish turning to coat both sides with marinade. Sprinkle the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon into wedges and place it under and along side the chicken breast.
• 3. Bake 30 -40 minutes or until done. Cover and let rest 10 minutes. If desired serve with pan juices.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH GARLIC AND CANDIED LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cut rind from lemons into thin strips and place in saucepan along with sugar and water.
• Simmer and cook until peel is translucent, 10-15 minutes. Strain and let cool.
• Juice lemons, set aside.
• In heavy ovenproof saute pan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add garlic cloves and chicken breasts. Brown chicken on both sides.
• Add stock and lemon juice, bring to boil over high heat.
• Transfer pan to oven and roast for 15 minutes or until chicken is golden and juices run clear. Reserving sauce in pan, transfer chicken to warm platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Reduce sauce until it coats back of spoon, 20-30 minutes.
• Add candied lemon.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce over chicken breasts to serve.

NUWAVE LEMON CUMIN GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine cumin, salt and pepper
• Rub chicken breast with olive oil; rub spice mixture on both sides of chicken.
• Spray 4-inch grill with nonstick cooking spray. ** if using the nuwave and you don't have the grill accessorie it is ok you can still use the rack that came with the nuwave***
• Nuvwave: Place chicken on rack and grill on power level high for 7 minutes per side. Longer for thicker chicken breasts. Drizzle with fresh lemon juice.

LEMON-CUMIN GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• 1. Put the chicken between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and pound it lightly with a mallet or rolling pin so it is an even thickness of about 1/2 inch. 2. In a small bowl, combine the cumin, salt, and pepper. Rub chicken breasts on both sides with olive oil, then rub the spice mixture on both sides. 3. Spray a grill or nonstick grill pan with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until grill marks form and chicken is no longer pink, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove from heat, let rest 5 minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice. Makes 4 servings. 4. The chicken will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

SPINACH LEMON CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat oil in skillet. Cook spinach and onion over medium heat until just wilted. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Combine flour, salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour.
• Melt butter in skillet. Add chicken. Cook about 4-5 minutes per side, just until golden brown. Remove chicken to heated dish.
• Add broth, wine, lemon juice and garlic. Deglaze pan and cook sauce about 2 minutes, until reduced by half. Add spinach.
• Plate chicken over starch of choice (rice, potatoes or pasta). Pour spinach and sauce over all to serve.
• May be served "family style" by placing all on a single large platter.

ROASTED LEMON CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Warm the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, add the garlic, and cook for just 1 minute but don't allow the garlic to turn brown. Off the heat, add the white wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, and 1 teaspoon salt and pour into a 9 by 12-inch baking dish. Pat the chicken breasts dry and place them skin side up over the sauce. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle them liberally with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in 8 wedges and tuck it among the pieces of chicken. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the chicken breasts, until the chicken is done and the skin is lightly browned. If the chicken isn't browned enough, put it under the broiler for 2 minutes. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and serve hot with the pan juices. Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/lemon-chicken-breasts-recipe.html?oc=linkback

GARLIC LEMON CHICKEN BREAST FILLETS

Steps:

• Juice lemon.
• Finely mince garlic.
• Combine half garlic with lemon juice.
• Using a sharp knife, slice small openings into chicken breast.
• Stuff garlic into slits in chicken.
• Baste with lemon and garlic.
• Sprinkle thyme over top, (add a little to lemon mix).
• Place onto a wire rack over a tray of water.
• Bake for approx 1 hour in moderately hot oven.Baste regularly.
• Alternatively you could prep the same and grill or bbq chicken.