Homebasic Lemon Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut in thin strips
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 3 cups broccoli florets, bite-size
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 marinate the chicken in lemon juice and garlic for 15 minutes.
• 2 combine the cornstarch, broth, syrup, lemon zest and second amount of juice; st aside.
• 3 cook chicken in skillet in half the oil until no longer pink; remove from pan and set aside.
• 4 add remaining oil to pan and stir-fry the broccoli and red pepper for 2 - 3 minutes.
• 5 stir the sauce mixture and pour it into the pan.
• 6 bring to a boil, stirring constantly then add the chicken.
• 7 boil 1 minute and serve over rice.