Lemon Chicken Skillet
A lean-yet-satisfying chicken delight, all in a single skillet!
Ingredients
- 12 oz baby red potatoes halved
- 1 tbsp olive oil divided
- 4 sinless, boneless chicken breast halves pounded to 3/4 inch thickness
- 3/4 tsp salt divided
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper divided
- 2 thyme sprigs
- 4 oz cremini mushrooms quatered
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 5 tsp flour all-purpose
- 1 3/4 cups unsalted chicken stock such as Swanson
- 8 very thin lemon slices
- 1 pkg trimmed haricots verts French green beans
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 450°.
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Place potatoes in a medium saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil, and simmer 12 minutes or until tender. Drain.
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Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil to the pan. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Add chicken and thyme sprigs to pan; cook 5 minutes or until chicken is browned. Turn chicken over. Place pan in oven; bake at 450° for 10 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan.
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Return pan to medium-high heat. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil. Add potatoes, cut sides down; mushrooms; and 1 tablespoon thyme; cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring once. Combine milk and flour in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add remaining salt, remaining pepper, flour mixture, stock, lemon, and beans to pan; simmer 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Add chicken; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender. Sprinkle with parsley.