Creamy Lemon Chicken

I love this quick, easy meal. Made with clean and simple ingredients, but it looks and tastes like a restaurant quality dish.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs thinly sliced chicken breast

• ¾ tsp sea salt

• ½ tsp black pepper

• 1 tbsp Italian herb seasoning

• 2 tbsp avocado oil

• 2 tbsp capers

• 1 cup fresh spinach

• 2 tbsp butter

• 6 cloves fresh garlic

• Juice and zest of 2 lemons

• 1 ½ cups chicken broth

• 2 egg yolks

• ½ cup heavy cream (optional)

• ¼ cup shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (for garnish)

Instructions:

1. If you can’t find thin sliced chicken breast, you can buy whole, boneless, skinless breast and slice them in half horizontally. Place the chicken breast between pieces of plastic wrap and pound them thin.

2. Prep everything before you start cooking and have it readily available. (chop garlic, zest, juice lemon, have egg yolks ready, etc.)

3. Season the chicken breasts evenly on both sides with salt, pepper and italian seasoning. Put aside.

4. Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the avocado oil then place the chicken into the pan.

5. Sear the chicken for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a golden brown crust forms. (internal temperature of the chicken should be 165 º F.

6. Once done, take the chicken out of the pan and set aside on a wire rack to rest.

7. Turn the stove to low heat.

8. Add the butter and garlic to the pan and saute for 30 seconds. Then, immediately pour in the chicken broth, lemon zest, lemon juice, heavy cream (optional) and egg yolks and whisk together VERY quickly to avoid scrambling the eggs.

9. Continuously whisk until the sauce becomes opaque and creamy, approximately 2 minutes.

10. Add the capers to the sauce.

11. Let the sauce warm up slowly, DO NOT BOIL.

12. Add the spinach. Spinach should wilt within a minute in the pan.

13. Pull the pan off the heat, sprinkle with the parmesan cheese, if using and chopped parsley.

14. Plate the chicken with sauce and spinach. You can serve over noodles as well. For gluten free, serve over gluten free noodles or zoodles or spaghetti squash. ENJOY!