Chicken: Ginger Chicken With Scallions

By Golfwidow7

Old Weight Watchers recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 4 quarter-size pieces of ginger, unpeeled
• 4 tsp olive oil
• 4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 lb total)
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup scallions, cut diagonally into 1-inch to 2-inch lengths
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt

Details

Preparation time 15mins

Preparation

Step 1

Grate lemon zest from half the lemon.
Cut the remaining half of the lemon into paper-thin slices.
Mince the ginger.
In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, warm 2 tsp of olive oil until hot but not smoking.
Add chicken and saute until golden all over., about 3 minutes per side.
Remove chicken and cover loosely to keep warm.
In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the chicken broth.
Add the remaining 2 tsp of oil to the skillet and add ginger, garlic, scallions and the lemon zest and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
Add cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Return the chicken to the pan and add the lemon slices, sugar, red pepper flakes and the black pepper.
Return to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, about five minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and serve hot with equal amounts of scallions and sauce.