Lemon Chicken

Recipe adapted from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook:

Easy Dinners, Healthy Recipes

Ingredients:

6 chicken breast tenderloins

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

2 Tbl. butter

1/2 cup chicken broth

4 Tbl. lemon juice

1 Tbl. cornstarch

1 green onion, sliced

Lemon slices for garnish

Directions:

Place chicken tenderloins between plastic wrap and pound until 1/4-inch thick.

In a shallow dish, stir together flour and black pepper.

Lightly coat each piece of chicken with flour mixture.

Heat large skillet on medium high heat, add 2 Tbl. of butter to pan.

Cook chicken breasts 4-6 minutes on each side until cooked evenly.

Remove chicken from skillet and cover to keep warm.

For sauce, in a small bowl stir together broth, lemon juice and cornstarch.

Add to skillet. Cook over medium high heat until thickened.

Cook for another 2 minutes or more.

Stir in green onions.

Top chicken with sauce and lemon slices.

I served this dish with stuffing and green peas.