Tomato Lemon Chicken Breasts With Sage Recipes

TOMATO LEMON CHICKEN BREASTS WITH SAGE

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with a bit of salt and pepper.
• Over medium heat, lightly brown chicken on both sides for 5- 7 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• In the same pan, saute onion, garlic, and carrot for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until onion just starts to brown.
• Add sage, lemon rind, and remaining salt and pepper.
• Cook 1 minute.
• Add tomato and bouillon.
• Scrape up any browned bits in the pan and stir them in.
• Bring to a boil.
• Return chicken and any juices to pan.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Turn chicken once.
• Stir in lemon juice and cook, uncovered, 5- 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
• Serve with pan juices.
• Garnish with sage and lemon, if desired.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH LEMON SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl blend together the sage, butter, and lemon juice with a fork until smooth. Add the salt and pepper to taste and set 2 tablespoons of the mixture aside.
• Rub the remaining butter mixture underneath the skin on each breast. Do not remove the skin. Rub the with the 2 tablespoons of the remaining butter mixture on the outside of the breast.
• Place the chicken skin side up on a roasting pan. Bake the breast in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until the juice runs clear. Place the chicken on a warm plate and deglaze the roasting with the dry white wine. Simmer the pan juices a bit to reduce and serve over the chicken.

SAGE AND LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between wax paper or plastic wrap and pound to 1/2 inch thickness.
• Press 2 or 3 sage leaves on the surface of each breast.
• Combine flour,salt and pepper to taste on a plate, and gently dust chicken with the seasoned flour.
• Heat olive oil in a medium skillet and add chicken, sage-side down.
• Brown for 3 to 5 minutes, then turn over chicken and brown 3 minutes longer.
• Set chicken aside and pour off any fat.
• Add lemon juice and broth to the skillet and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
• Return chicken to skillet and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Place chicken on 2 serving plates then add butter to skillet and swirl to melt.
• Spoon sauce over chicken.