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Asian Lemon Chicken

Source: dLife

A flavorful stir fry with chicken, lemon, and lots of spices.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 4 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	239.3

Total Carbs	10.0 g

Dietary Fiber	1.3 g

Sugars	4.2 g

Total Fat	8.7 g

Saturated Fat	1.0 g

Unsaturated Fat	2.3 g

Potassium	462.6 mg

Protein	28.3 g

Sodium	671.7 mg

Dietary Exchanges 8.7 Fat, 0.6 Vegetables, 0.1 Fruits, 0.1 Other Carbs, 3.6 Lean Meat

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Note: One or more ingredients from this recipe are not included in the nutritional analysis above. Either the ingredient is missing from our database or is listed as "optional" in the recipe.
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Servings

Ingredients

2.0
2 each medium lemons 2.0
2 tbsp canola oil 4.0
4 each boneless skinless chicken breasts 0.5
0 1/2 tsp salt 0.125
0.125 tsp black pepper 1.0
1 cup fresh mushrooms 0.5
0 1/2 each chopped green bell peppers 0.5
0 1/2 each medium red bell peppers 0.5
0 1/2 cup fresh chopped green onion 0.5
0 1/2 tsp fresh ginger root 0.5
0 1/2 cup low fat unsalted chicken broth 2.0
2 tbsp cooking sherry 2.0
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 2.0
2 tsp cornstarch 1.5
1 1/2 tsp sugar

Directions

Peel the lemon and cut into 1/8 inch pieces. Squeeze both lemons to create 3 tbsp of juice and then put that aside.
In a large skillet, pour the oil and then heat for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper (optional) and add to the skillet. Stir fry for two minutes.
Remove the chicken. Add the rest of the ingredients (mushrooms, bell pepper, green onion and gingerroot) to the skillet. Stir fry for one minute.
Combine the lemon juice, chicken broth, sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch and sugar into a small bowl and mix. Add the mix to the skillet and stir fry for 3 minutes.
Place the chicken back into the skillet for one minute. Serve.