Name: Lemon Chicken and Rice Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken breasts; 1 medium onion; 1 large carrot; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp butter or margarine; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 14.5 oz chicken broth; 2 tbsp lemon juice; ½ tsp salt; 1½ cup instant rice; 1 cup peas

Try this nice chicken and rice with a lemony flavor. We simmered the chicken in a delicious lemon-broth liquid until to boil so that with every bite, you get a zest of lemon but still taste a meaty chicken flavor. You’ll be cutting the chicken like butter. This is a great meal to cook for the whole family.

How To Make Lemon Chicken and Rice

Have a spoonful of this lemon chicken and rice recipe. Tender chicken brightened up with a zesty lemon broth, with rice added for a complete meal.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 14 mins

Total: 19 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1 lb chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into strips
1 medium onion, chopped
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp butter or margarine
2 tbsp cornstarch
14.5 oz chicken broth
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ tsp salt, optional
1½ cup instant rice, uncooked
1 cup peas, frozen

Instructions

In a skillet, cook the chicken, onion, carrot, and garlic in butter for 5 to 7 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
In a bowl combine cornstarch, broth, lemon juice and salt if desired until smooth.
Gradually add the mixture to skillet; continue heating until boiling. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Stir in peas until boiling. Then add rice. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

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