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Chicken with Creamy Lemon Sauce

Chicken with Creamy Lemon Sauce

Recipe by Sara El Gindy @Sarainthekitchen · Facebook

Imported by Nesreen safey on SeeMeCook

Thin chicken slices cooked in butter, then returned to a creamy lemon and parsley sauce. Served with white rice for a quick restaurant-style meal.

4 servings15 minMiddle Eastern

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Ingredients

  • Chicken breasts (Halved and sliced thinly)
  • Salt (To taste, for seasoning the chicken and sauce)
  • Black pepper (To taste, for seasoning the chicken and sauce)
  • Paprika (To taste)
  • Butter (For browning the chicken, then adding more to the sauce)
  • Oil (A drizzle; for sautéing the chicken)
  • Onion (Diced)
  • Cream (One can; the source did not specify its size)
  • 1 tbsp Flour (1 level tbsp, dissolved first in the milk)
  • 1.5 cup Milk (The flour is dissolved in it before being added to the sauce)
  • Lemon juice (Juice of 2 or 3 lemons, according to the desired intensity of lemon flavor)
  • Parsley (For garnish or final addition)
  • Cooked white rice (To serve alongside the chicken; the source did not specify a quantity or preparation method)

Steps

  1. 1

    Halve the chicken breasts to create thin slices, then season them with salt, black pepper, and paprika.

  2. 2

    Heat a little butter with a drizzle of oil in a suitable skillet.

  3. 3

    Add the chicken slices to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, until cooked through.

  4. 4

    Transfer the cooked chicken to a plate, leaving the spices and the remaining chicken juices in the skillet.

  5. 5

    Add another knob of butter to the skillet, then add the diced onion.

  6. 6

    Sauté the onion briefly until softened and beginning to melt down.

  7. 7

    Add the cream, then season the sauce with salt and black pepper.

  8. 8

    In a separate bowl, dissolve 1 level tbsp of flour in 1.5 cups of milk.

  9. 9

    Pour the milk and flour mixture into the skillet and stir continuously until the sauce thickens.

  10. 10

    Return the chicken to the skillet with the sauce and its remaining juices.

  11. 11

    Add the juice of 2 or 3 lemons, according to the desired intensity of lemon flavor, then add the parsley.

  12. 12

    Serve the chicken with creamy lemon sauce alongside white rice.

Notes

The source states that the recipe is prepared quickly, but does not specify quantities for the chicken, butter, oil, onion, cream, or seasonings, nor the size of the cream can. It also does not provide a method for preparing the white rice.

Nutrition per serving

53Calories
3gProtein
6gCarbs
2gFat
0gFiber
  • Main dish
  • Chicken
  • Quick
  • Creamy sauce
  • Lemon
  • Home cooking
  • Served with rice

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