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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (192g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 219
Calories from Fat 61 (27%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 6.8g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.1g 5%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 68mg 22%
Sodium 175mg 7%
Potassium 388mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 6.7g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%
Sugars 0.7g
Protein 28.8g 57%

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Olive Garden Pollo Limone (Lemon Chicken)

Recipe #35177 | 30 min | 15 min prep | add private note

By: Christina Chavez
Jul 27, 2002

This recipe originally came from the Olive Garden website but I have changed a few of the steps after trial and error in my home chicken. We have a thing for lemony chicken in my house and this is one of the favorites.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
  2. 2
    Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. 3
    Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over high heat.
  4. 4
    Lightly coat chicken with flour shaking off excess.
  5. 5
    Cook in skillet until brown and nearly cooked through.
  6. 6
    Remove chicken and reserve on the side.
  7. 7
    Add 1/2 tsp oil to the skillet reducing heat to low.
  8. 8
    Saute green onions and garlic until tender.
  9. 9
    Deglaze the pan with broth and wine (scraping browned bits from pan).
  10. 10
    Add lemon juice and parsley.
  11. 11
    Bring mixture to a boil over high heat (3 min).
  12. 12
    Add lemon peel and salt and pepper to taste.
  13. 13
    Return chicken to skillet and coat with sauce.
  14. 14
    Cover skillet for 5 minutes over medium-low heat turning chicken once.
  15. 15
    Plate the chicken and top with sauce and parsley for garnish.

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From: Mimosas for Mr & Mrs

On Jun 23, 2009

I made this last night, exactly as is, and truly loved it. It was perfect..thank you so much.

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    From: Laureen in B.C.

    On Feb 10, 2008

    This was a very easy recipe to put together and had a nice flavor,but not may favorite lemon chicken recipe. We also found that it did make much sauce. Thanks

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    From: Paja

    On Apr 12, 2003

    This was very delicious. The sauce was very lemon-y which matched beautifully with the chicken breast. I thickened the sauce with corn starch after removing the breasts and the sauce was wonderful on rice. A really nice balance of flavours with the lemon, wine, and parsley! The key was browning the breasts and removing before quite cooked through and then finishing the cooking in the sauce, so that they were just barely cooked and therefore moist and flavourful!

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  • From: patticakes

    On Mar 4, 2003

    this wonderfully lemony chicken was so tender you could easily cut it with just a fork. i had six half breasts so i doubled the sauce. i put the extra sauce on our rice and fresh asparagus, too. it was fairly quick to cook, but it took me longer than 15 minutes to prep. getting the chix washed, trimmed and pounded took some time. i couldn't prep the sauce while the chix browned because browning went quickly and needed my attention. next time, i'll prep it all early in the day. we all really enjoyed this fresh dish!

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