Creamy Lemon Chicken

By Queenbee_47

Ingredients

• 2 whole Cooked Chickens
• 1 Lemon
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1/3 cup Flour
• 2 1/2 cups Chicken broth or stock
• 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
• 1 Tblsp. chopped Chives
• 1 Tblsp. chopped Basil
• 1 Tblsp. chopped Parsley
• Salt and Pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Cut chicken into quarters and keep warm.
With a vegetable peeler, remove rind from the lemon. Slice rind into long, thin strips.
In a sauce pan, melt butter and stir in flour. Combine chicken broth, cream and lemon peel. Stir into pan. Cook and stir until smooth. Add the chives, basil and parsley. Stir mixture constantly over medium heat for about 4 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and serve immediately.