Sage And Lemon Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 4 large sage leaves or 6 small sage leaves
• 2 tablespoons flour
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 place chicken breasts between wax paper or plastic wrap and pound to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 2 press 2 or 3 sage leaves on the surface of each breast.
• 3 combine flour,salt and pepper to taste on a plate, and gently dust chicken with the seasoned flour.
• 4 heat olive oil in a medium skillet and add chicken, sage-side down.
• 5 brown for 3 to 5 minutes, then turn over chicken and brown 3 minutes longer.
• 6 set chicken aside and pour off any fat.
• 7 add lemon juice and broth to the skillet and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
• 8 return chicken to skillet and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• 9 place chicken on 2 serving plates then add butter to skillet and swirl to melt.
• 10 spoon sauce over chicken.