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Lemon Chicken
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Elevate your weeknight dinner with zesty lemon chicken topped with crunchy pistachios. Ready in just 25 minutes with 6 simple ingredients. Enjoy with rice, salad or roasted veggies.
Ingredients:
8boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 1/2 pounds)
1teaspoonlemon pepper
3tablespoons lemon juice
1teaspoongratedlemon peel
1/4 cupchopped toastedpistachio nuts, if desired
Lemonslice, if desired
Instructions:
Gently pound each chicken breast half to 1/4-inch thickness between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper, then generously season both sides with zesty lemon pepper.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken with lemon juice and lemon peel for 15 to 20 minutes, flipping the chicken once and stirring the juice mixture occasionally, until the chicken is no longer pink in the center.
Plate the chicken, garnishing it with a drizzle of the juice mixture, sprinkled nuts, and thinly sliced lemon.