Lemon Thyme Chicken Crunch Recipes

LEMON THYME CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, garlic, chopped thyme, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a large mixing bowl. Season the chicken tenders with salt and pepper. Toss chicken with the olive oil mixture; allow to marinate for 5 minutes.
• Spray a non-stick skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium-high heat. Cook chicken tenders in the hot pan until lightly browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.

LEMON-THYME CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, chicken broth, 2 tablespoons olive oil, Dijon mustard, lemon zest, garlic, chicken bouillon, and thyme in a small bowl. Mix together thoroughly.
• Combine flour and salt on a small dish. Coat chicken with flour on both sides.
• Heat butter and remaining olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Cook chicken until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side. Reduce heat to low and pour broth mixture and lemon slices over chicken. Cover and simmer until no longer pink in the centers, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and serve with lemon slices on top, spooning the broth over the chicken.

BASIL-LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Remove from pan., Add wine and lemon juice, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook 2-3 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half., Stir in cream, basil and thyme. Add chicken; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serve with pasta.

LEMON THYME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper. Set aside 4-1/2 teaspoons for sauce. Sprinkle remaining flour mixture over both sides of chicken. , In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until juices run clear, 7-9 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. , In the same pan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in thyme and reserved flour mixture until blended. Gradually stir in broth and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve over chicken. Sprinkle with thyme.

LEMON THYME CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a medium sized sauce pan over low heat, whisk together all of the soup ingredients. Let simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened (will be the consistency of a creamed canned soup), about 15 minutes.
• While soup is simmering, prepare chicken. Cut chicken in half horizontally, so that you have four pieces, ~1/2 inch in thickness. In a small sauce pan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Once melted, add olive oil, garlic, and shallot. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, then set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter bottom and sides of a 3.5 quart baking dish (9x13 dish will work).
• Stir together cooked soup, rice, lemon zest, thyme, and chicken broth. Pour into prepared baking dish.
• Nestle chicken down into rice. Cover exposed areas of chicken with butter/shallow mixture. Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove foil. Stir rice well (avoid touching the top of chicken). Bake for another 40-45 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

LEMON THYME CHICKEN CRUNCH

Steps:

• In small bowl mix soup, water, lemon juice and thyme.
• Mix bread crumbs and paprika on a plate.
• Dip chicken into 1/2 cup soup mixture.
• Coat with bread crumb mixture.
• Place chicken on baking sheet.
• Spray chicken with cooking spray.
• Bake at 375 F for 1 hour or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Heat remaining soup mixture.
• Serve with chicken.