Lemon Chicken

Lemon Chicken is so easy to make and this simple dish can be on the table in 45 minutes. This lemon chicken recipe is coated in sweet and tangy citrus sauce.

Author: Wondermom Wannabe

Meal Type: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 384 kcal per serving

Ingredients

2 - chicken breasts
3 - eggs
½ cup - flour
½ cup - cornstarch
¼ - green onion
2 tablespoon - sesame seeds
⅓ cup - lemon juice
⅓ cup - water
⅓ cup - sugar
lemon zest

Instructions

Beat the eggs and pour over chicken to soak.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour and cornstarch.
In a frying pan. Pour about 1” of oil and bring to medium high heat.
Coat each piece of chicken in the flour mixture and then place in hot oil to fry. Repeat for all chicken.
Once chicken pieces are golden brown, remove form oil and place on paper towels to dry.
In a saucepan, mix lemon juice, water, sugar and zest from one lemon. Bring to a boil while stirring and then remove from heat.
Pour sauce over chicken pieces until all are coated.
Serve with rice and garnish with sesame seeds and green onion.

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