Sticky Lemon Chicken

By dette

Like my quicker than takeout orange chicken from Eat What You Love, this makeover will inspire you to cook Chinese food at home more often. Made with freh lemon, fragrant ginger, and sticky honey, this one-pan dish is quick to put together but will have you lingering at the dining table. Sweet, tart, and oh-so-lemony, the scrumptious sacue that coats the tender chicken thighs will make you forget about going out.

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. fresh lemon juice
• 1/3 c, granulated no-calorie sweetenter (or 8 packets)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/4 c. reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1 1/2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp grated ginger
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, well-trimmed
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp canola oil
• 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
• 3 sliced green onions white parts and green tops, divided

Preparation

Step 1

To make the sauce, whisk together the first 7 ingredients (lemon juice through cornstarch) in a small saucepan. Place the pan over low ehat and simmer until clear and slightly thickened. Remove and set aside.

oll the chicken in the flour, shaking to remove excess.

Heat the oil in a large non-stick over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook until well browned on both sides, about 4-5 minutes per side.

Reduce the heat to medium low. Sprinkle all of the white part and half of the green tops of the onions over the chicken. Add the sauce and simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the chicken is just about cooked through and the sauce has thickened. Add the lemon skices to the sauce and cook for 2 more minutes. Sprinkle with remianing green onion tops and garnish with additional fresh lemon slices, if desired.

The average restaurant order of Lemon Chicken serves up as much as 1400 calories, over 150 grams or carbohydrate (the equivalent of 10 servings of bread) and the amount of sugar in 32 ounces of regular Coca-Cola- all in one meal!

Calories 235; carb 11g; sugars 5g; total fat 7g; sat fat 2g; protein 28g; fiber 0g; cholesterol 125mg; sodium 420mg; food exchanges: 4 lean meat,k 1 darb; carb choices: 1; Weight Watchers Plus Point Comparision: 5