Chicken with lemons & asparagus

By PattiB

Prep Time - 15 minutes

210 calories, 8g total fat, 3g sat. fat, 75mg cholesterol, 360mg sodium, 6g total carbohydrate, 1g dietary fiber, 29g protein.

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup dloue
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 lb fresh or frozen asparagus spears, sliced

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Gently pound chicken between sheets of wax paper to make cutlets. Mix salt, pepper and flour. Dredge the chicken through the mixture, saving the excess flour. Heat the oil to medium hight in a large, heavy skillet. Brown chicken on both sides. Remove chicken and reduce heat. Combine remaining flour with chicken broth and lemon juice, stirring with a fork or small whisk to mix completely; add to pan.
Add lemon slices and asparagus. Simmer until asparagus spears aare barely tender, about 6 minutes.. Return chicken to the pan and heat through, about 5 minutes.