Chicken Breasts with Lemon Butter

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 277.2
  • Total Fat: 15.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 118.7 mg
  • Sodium: 828.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
  • Protein: 16.9 g

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    2 lemons
    1/2 C flour
    salt and freshly ground pepper
    4 skinless boneless Chicken breasts
    2 eggs, beaten with 2 T water
    4T butter

Directions

Peel 1 lemon and cut fruit into thin slices.
Squeeze juice from the other lemon and set aside.
Pound the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap (not necessary but cleaner) until thin and flat.
Pour flour on plate, season with salt and pepper.
Put eggs in a flat bowl, beat with a fork and add water
Melt 2T butter in a big frying pan on med-high heat
Add Chicken and cook until golden brown (3 min)
Flip chicken and cook other side until golden brown (3min)
Put chicken on a platter
Add 2T butter to hot pan. Stir in the lemon juice, loosening any brown bits, and heat through.
Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with lemon slices

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SJCATDFW.