recent posts

Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Lemon Artichoke Chicken

My friend, Aimee, first made this for Mike and I when we lived in California.  She shared the recipe with me and I cooked it a few times.  And although I looked back fondly on the dish, I haven't cooked it since.  Well, when I asked my friends for topics for this blog Aimee suggested Lemon Artichoke Chicken and said she had lost the recipe.


I Googled the recipe and Aimee and I are pretty sure the original one (for us, anyway) is from Sunset Magazine.  Here it is:



Ingredients

  • boned, skinned chicken breast halves (about 8 oz. each), rinsed, dried, and pounded to an even thickness of 1/4 to 1/2 inch 
  • 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper 
  • 2 tablespoons butter 
  • can (14 oz.) quartered artichoke hearts, drained
  • 2 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preparation

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. In a 10-inch frying pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add chicken in batches and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a 9- by 13-inch baking dish and add artichoke hearts.
  • 2. Add sherry, lemon peel, and lemon juice to remaining butter in frying pan; stir over medium heat until well blended and hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cream and stir. Remove from heat and pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese.
  • 3. Bake until sauce is bubbling and golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes.