Tomato Lemon Chicken Breasts With Sage

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large carrot, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh lemon rind
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage or 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 chicken bouillon cube, dissolved in
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• fresh sage leaf, for garnish (optional)
• lemon slice, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle chicken with a bit of salt and pepper.
• 2 over medium heat, lightly brown chicken on both sides for 5- 7 minutes.
• 3 remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• 4 in the same pan, saute onion, garlic, and carrot for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until onion just starts to brown.
• 5 add sage, lemon rind, and remaining salt and pepper.
• 6 cook 1 minute.
• 7 add tomato and bouillon.
• 8 scrape up any browned bits in the pan and stir them in.
• 9 bring to a boil.
• 10 return chicken and any juices to pan.
• 11 reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 12 turn chicken once.
• 13 stir in lemon juice and cook, uncovered, 5- 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside.
• 14 serve with pan juices.
• 15 garnish with sage and lemon, if desired.