Tarragon-Crusted Chicken Recipe

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Fresh lemon and tarragon are a perfect match for these tender chicken breasts, creating a dish that’s easy to prepare and even easier to love. Lillian Julow of Gainesville, Florida shares the recipe.

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Tarragon-Crusted Chicken Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (5 ounces each)

Directions

In a shallow bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine lemon juice and oil. Dip chicken in lemon juice mixture, then crumb mixture.
In a small skillet coated with cooking spray, cook chicken over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a meat thermometer reads 170°. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 chicken breast half equals 200 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 78 mg cholesterol, 279 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Tarragon-Crusted Chicken in Cooking for 2 Spring 2008, p7