Lemon Pepper Chicken

When I was in middle school an old friend of mine showed me how to cook my first (healthy) meal. It was lemon pepper chicken prepared with chicken breast and green beans. It’s been 8-9 years and I still make it to this day.

This recipe is rather simple, however, its amazing for when you are on a crunch for time because it has to be prepared FAST. It’s also a great prep meal.

You will need:

• 1 Frying Pan
• A Cooking Utensil (I use a plastic spoon thing)
• A Cutting Board
• A Chopping knife
• Olive Oil
• 1/2 a Lemon
• 1/2 a Chicken Breast (sliced into small strips)
• Pepper
• 1-2 Slices of Onion, chopped
• 1 Garlic Clove
• Garlic Powder 
• As much Green Beans as You Want! (I chop the ends off mine, but its not necessary)

Instructions:
1. Heat your frying pan with about a tbsp of olive oil, you can also just pour a circle of oil around the center of the pan, and thats usually a good amount.  I usually set my stove to around 4, but all stoves are different, so I’m gonna suggest a medium temperature.
2. One the oil is heated, throw in your galric and onion, and mix it up. Sprinkle some garlic powder into it, after about 30 seconds, set the strips of chicken on top of it.
3. Season with Pepper and garlic power, then sqeeze the lemon juice on top of your chicken. Really target your chicken! It can taste weird if there is too much.

4. Cover for 1 minute and 30 seconds
5. Uncover and stir, periodically checking if your chicken is cooked. Normally when the lemon dissipates, its done.
6. Empty onto a plate or into a bowl, and rinse your pan. Doesn’t have to be thoroughly rinsed or washed unless your chicken started to burn ur pan.
7. Put another 2 tbps of olive oil into your pan.
8. When the oil is heated, put in your green beans. A lot of people LOVE putting salt on their green-beans, but me and my boyfriend are pepper fanatics, so we tend to go big on the pepper, and leave the salt at home, but its all your choice.
9. Mix it up and stir, then cover for about 2 minutes.
10. So here you have 2 options. If you like your green-beans crunchy like us, take them out, they’re done. If you like them a little softer, add like 3 tbsp of water and cover for longer. I realize green bean crunchiness is a sensitive topic for many people, so keep cooking for as long as you’d like to obtain the perfect texture/flavor.

10. You’ve gotta delicious healthy meal (:

*Tip: Add avocado, quinoa, or rice if you’re gonna eat this for lunch to help maintain fullness a little easier for the rest of your day.

 

Enjoy!

Soli