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chicken breasts with lemon and pepper

Ingredients For chicken breasts with lemon and pepper

  • 4
    chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh lemon juice
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1.5 Tbsp
    finely chopped parsley

How To Make chicken breasts with lemon and pepper

  • 1
    Heat butter in a large, heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat until bubbly and starting to brown.
  • 2
    Add chicken and cook about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, or until almost opaque in center and golden on both sides.
  • 3
    Remove to serving plates.
  • 4
    Remove skillet from heat and let pan juices cool briefly.
  • 5
    Add lemon juice, and stir to loosen brown drippings in bottom of pan.
  • 6
    Spoon over chicken, season well with pepper, then sprinkle with parsley.
  • 7
    Place chicken breasts between 2 sheets of waxed paper and gently pound with a meat mallet until about 1/2 inch thick.
  • 8
    Season with salt.

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