Lemon Chicken with Artichokes
This Healthy Lemon Artichoke Chicken Recipe is an easy one pan dinner the whole family will love! This healthy chicken recipe is paleo, and gluten free. Made with simple ingredients like chicken, artichoke hearts, and lemon juice, it's quick to make and tastes amazing!
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 461kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded extremely thin
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup artichoke heart halves canned or jarred - drained
For the sauce:
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- ½ tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup wine (optional but recommended)
Instructions
- Clean chicken and pound until thin. In a large pan – heat olive oil. Once olive oil is hot- add in chicken. Sprinkle chicken with salt + pepper. Sear chicken on both sides until brown, approximately 5- 6 minutes on each side.
- While the chicken is cooking mix together lemon zest, juice, stock, wine & thyme leaves
- When chicken is cooked Pour the sauce mixture into the pan and allow it to come to a boil. Be sure to scrape the pan to get all the brown bits off.
- After it has cooked for 5 minutes, add artichoke hearts into the pan and allow it to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve over caulifloewr rice, or with roasted vegetables
Nutrition
Serving: 10oz chicken + artichoke hearts | Calories: 461kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 759mg | Potassium: 965mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1651IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg
