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Chicken With Lemon-Caper Sauce

Source: dLife

Chicken in a sauce made from cream cheese, lemon, and capers.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 8 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	263.5

Total Carbs	1.6 g

Dietary Fiber	0.2 g

Sugars	0.1 g

Total Fat	3.6 g

Saturated Fat	1.2 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.7 g

Potassium	619.5 mg

Protein	52.7 g

Sodium	289.2 mg

Dietary Exchanges 3.6 Fat, 0.0 Vegetables, 0.0 Fruits, 7.1 Lean Meat

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Servings

Ingredients

3.5
3 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts 0.25
0 1/4 tsp salt 0.25
0 1/4 tsp black pepper 3.0
3 tbsp capers, drained 1.0
1 tbsp fresh lemon peel 0.5
0 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth 8.0
8 oz low fat cream cheese 1.0
1 tbsp cornstarch 1.0
1 tbsp cold water

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Place chicken in a 4 to 5 quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with capers and lemon peel. Add chicken broth.
Cover and cook on low heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
Transfer chicken to a serving platter, reserving the cooking liquid. Cover the chicken with foil to keep warm.
Pour cooking liquid into a glass measuring cup. Measure 1 cup liquid.
In a medium saucepan whisk together the 1 cup liquid and cream cheese until well mixed.
In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water.
Whisk cornstarch mixture into cream cheese mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Serve sauce over chicken.