How to Make Sweet Lemon Chicken with Sauce

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By sullysee
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Sweet lemon chicken breast and sauce

I love the flavor of lemon and chicken. In this recipe I am combining a lemon marinade with a lemon sauce poured over the chicken breasts just before serving. It has a bit of sweetness and touch of pepper, but is indulged in the flavor of lemon. Serve with a buttery roll, aspargus and garlic potatoes for a flavorful feast. I am using two skin-on and bone-in breasts in this recipe for two servings.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

2 skin on and with bone-in chicken breasts
marinade: 1 lemon zest, 4 drops of lemon extract, 1 Tbsp. of sugar, 2 tsp.of freshly ground peppercorns, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 cups of water or chicken broth
Large ziploc bag
Greased oven tray
cooking pan for sauce
2 Tbsp.sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Step 1

Seal ziploc bag and refrigerate

Combine marinade ingredients, place in large ziploc bag with chicken breasts. Refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours, shake up and redistribute marinade every 30 minutes.
Step 2

Season and cook

Place chicken breasts in a 350 degree preheated oven, on greased oven tray, salt and pepper.
Step 3

Baste occasionally with drippings and marinade juices. Bake 45 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 4

Bring sauce to a syrupy state

Prepare sauce with marinade. Heat in cooking pan, add 2 Tbsp. sugar and 1 Tbsp. of lemon juice. Use medium heat, bring to a boil, lower heat and reduce. Bring to a thin syrupy stage. This may take 10-15 minutes.
Step 5

Serve chicken breasts, golden brown with sliced lemons and lemon sauce.