Lemon – Ginger Chicken Breasts; Rocks

I keep a Word document with recipes that are waiting to be posted. If I see something that looks interesting to make I add it to the page with ‘to try’ next to it.

The document is the equivalent of scribbling on a scrap of paper: I type fast, don’t correct mistakes and assume I’ll remember what I meant.

I usually do.

This recipe was added as a ‘to try’ over a year ago but I never seemed to have both the lemon and the ginger at the same time.

I have no idea where I originally saw it, and the actual notes I made only referenced the lemon and ginger with a note saying ‘olibes?’

I can’t read my handwriting, either.

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Lemon – Ginger Chicken Breasts

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I cut the breasts in half as I prefer a smaller serving on my plate – to make room for the vegetables.
We had this with Basmati rice and cauliflower.

• Author: Kate
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Category: Chicken
• Method: Skillet

Ingredients

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• 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut in half
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbs minced, fresh ginger
• 2 shallots, sliced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp za’atar
• 4 tbs fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken broth
• 3 tbs chopped Greek olives
• 1tbs cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbs water

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Instructions

• Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet.
• Add shallots and sauté 5 minutes.
• Add chicken breasts and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes total.
• Add garlic, ginger, cumin, and sauté briefly.
• Add chicken broth, za’atar and stir to combine.
• Cover, turn heat to low and simmer 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
• Stir in Greek olives, lemon juice.
• Increase the heat to medium high and add the cornstarch mixture.
• Stir until thickened.
• Remove to a platter (if you like) and serve.

Notes

You could substitute 1/2 tsp of ground ginger – but the flavor would be a bit different. Fresh is better. If you have ginger left that won’t be used quickly, cut it into usable chunks and freeze it.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
• Calories: 335
• Sugar: 3 g
• Sodium: 637.1 mg
• Fat: 13.5 g
• Saturated Fat: 2.2 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 12.9 g
• Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 40.3 g
• Cholesterol: 126.6 mg

Keywords: ginger chicken, lemon chicken

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