Lemon Chicken Almondine Recipes

LEMON CHICKEN ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Pound the chicken breasts to 1/4 inch thickness. Place in a shallow dish.
• Combine lemon juice, peel, Dijon, garlic, pepper, and olive oil. Pour over chicken, and marinate 1 hour, turning if necessary.
• Toast the almonds till they are golden brown, about 5 min on a baking sheet in a 350 degree oven, or in the microwave on a plate for about 3 minutes.Set aside.
• Drain chicken, reserving the marinade. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the chicken till lightly browned and cooked through, about 5 min per side.
• Remove the chicken to a plate.
• Add reserved marinade and chicken stock to the pan, mixing together. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and stir in the cornstarch mixture, continuing stirring till thickened and smooth.
• Return the chicken to the pan and heat through, covering with sauce. Remove the chicken to a serving plate, cover with sauce and sprinkle with almonds.

TANGY CHICKEN ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound until thin.
• Mix flour, salt and pepper and dredge chicken breasts in the mixture.
• Over medium high heat, melt 2 T butter in skillet and cook chicken breasts til brown and fork tender.
• Remove chicken to serving platter.
• In same skillet, over medium heat, add 1 T butter and cook almonds until lightly browned.
• Stir in lemon juice and parsley.
• Spoon sauce over chicken.

CHICKEN ALMONDINE

Steps:

• Saute almonds in butter in a large skillet over medium heat until lightly browned.
• Remove with a slotted spoon, reserving butter in skillet.
• Set almonds aside.
• Combine flour, rosemary salt and pepper.
• Dredge chicken in flour mixture.
• Brown chicken in reserved butter over medium-high heat 4 minutes on each side.
• Stir in wine or apple juice, cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is done.
• Remove chicken to a serving platter, reserving juices in skillet.
• Set chicken aside and keep warm.
• Bring juices to a boil; stir in reserved almonds.
• Spoon almond mixture over chicken.