Pan-fried chicken fillets with lemon sauce
Ingredients
for 4 person
300 g | spelt pasta (e.g. Tagliatelle) |
salted water, boiling | |
1 tbsp | butter |
1 tbsp | olive oil |
280 g | tender chicken breast fillets |
¼ tsp | salt |
a little | lemon pepper |
½ tbsp | olive oil |
1 | shallot, finely chopped |
1 | garlic clove, finely chopped |
¼ bunch | lemon thyme, leaves torn off |
1 dl | white wine |
2 dl | single cream for sauces |
1 | organic lemon, grated zest and the juice |
¼ tsp | salt |
a little | lemon pepper |
How it's done
Tagliatelle
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until just al dente. Set aside approx. 100 ml of the cooking water, drain the pasta, then return it to the pan. Mix in the butter, cover and keep warm.
Chicken
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Season the chicken and brown for approx. 4 mins. all over, remove.
Sauce
Heat the oil in the same pan. Add the shallots, garlic and thyme, sauté for approx. 3 mins. Pour in the wine and reduce almost completely. Stir in the reserved cooking water, single cream, lemon zest and juice. Return the chicken to the pan, simmer for approx. 5 mins., season, serve with the pasta.
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