Chicken in Lemon & Parsley Sauce

Since Easter craziness, I've not really done any crafts of late, plus the weather has not been the very best.

Today all it's done is RAIN and thunderstorms! 

Which reminds me of being back home in Wales - the Rain that is.

I have been doing good lately, even with the naughty but nice easter chocolate madness.

I have kept up with counting my calories and exercising - to which I am pleased to say

That with the help of my LOSE IT app 

I am down 7lbs in 5 weeks

  This is my 6th week and weigh in this wed)

The app LOSE IT is so easy to use. I love it.

Yes, it does take a little time to calculate your meals of your cooking from scratch, but one you have them in the app, it's good to keep track of your calories.

So with yet another day inside, and wondering as to what I was going to make for dinner

And that it would be low in calories I decided on chicken tenders.

This is what you'll need:

 2lbs of chicken tenders

Flour

Lemon Seasoning

Salt and Pepper

Caper

Apple Cider Vinegar

Rice Vinegar

Parsley, Chopped

Lemon, squeezed.

Vegetable or Chicken Stock

Season the chicken with S&P.

Then lightly flour and set aside.

Heat your skillet with 3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil, 

Once the oil is hot, add the chicken.

Cook for 3 - 4 minutes on each side.

Once cooked, add the capers (if you don't like capers leave out) 

 & 2 Tablespoons of butter 

Good couple of splashes of Rice Vinegar

2 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar

Then cover and simmer for 3-4 mins

(If you're a wine drinker you can use White Wine instead of the vinegars ) 

Add the vegetable stock and cook for another minute.

Then add the parsley  and lemon juice, and allow to cook for 15 minutes.

Remove the chicken, cover and set aside. 

Now, I like my sauce to taste a little tastier, so I added 1/2 Tsp of Chicken Bouillon.

Stir well.

Add some cornflour to thicken the sauce. Stir well

Then to make it a little creamier, add some milk or cream & stir.

Stir well

Add the chicken back into the sauce, add some fresh parsley, cook for another few minutes.

Then serve.

You can serve with a fresh, tomato, cucumber & green onion salad,

Which is tossed in dill, lemon juice and salt.

This a quite a tart, yet tangy chicken dish, but quite delicious :)

Chicken In Lemon & Parsley Sauce

Add a side of steamed jasmine rice 

&

A dollop of

Fat free Fage yogurt with chopped parsley, seasoned with salt  & pepper.

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Homemade Breaded Chicken Tenders.

Homemade Breaded Chicken Tenders

With

 BBQ Garlic Dip

I must say, this was my first time making  breaded chicken tenders or as the girls call them nuggets.

AND

They were succulent & de-lici-ous!! 

And will have you going back for more

And super easy to make

This is what you will need

Raw or defrosted Chicken tenders

Pickle Juice

 (Enough to cover you chicken)

1 Egg

1/4 Cup Milk

1/2 Cup Flour

1 Tblsp of Powdered Sugar

1/2 Tsp Paprika

1/2 Tsp Salt

1/4 Tsp Black Pepper

1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder

1/4 Tsp Dried Basil

1/4 Tsp Celery Salt

Oil for frying.

(For my recipe I Tripled the ingredients)

Dipping Sauce

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1/2 Cup Mayo

1/3 Cup of BBQ Sauce

2 Tsp Johnny's Garlic Seasoning

Mix all of the ingredients together

I cut my tenders in half and trimmed any fat off.

Using the JUICE from your pickles

Pop the tenders and juice into a Zip lock bag and leave to marinate for 2 hours

In the meantime, you can prepare the breading.

Put all the dry ingredients into a shallow dish 

And mix through thoroughly

Next mix the egg and milk in a shallow dish. And once the chicken has marinaded, pour out the juice

And put the chicken into the egg mixture and let it sit for 15 minutes.

Once the tenders have soaked for 15 mins in the mix,

Coat them in the dry mixture.

Set on a plate until your're ready to cook

I used Coconut & Vegetable Oil.

Heat oil.

Drop the tenders into your oil and cook for about 7 - 10 mins till golden brown and crispy

Or when sliced open there's no pink flesh.

Let the tenders, drain on kitchen towel then

Serve with dipping sauce

Delicious Homemade Breaded Chicken Tenders

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