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Seared Chicken Breast with Lemon Herb Pan Sauce.

You can cook Seared Chicken Breast with Lemon Herb Pan Sauce using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Seared Chicken Breast with Lemon Herb Pan Sauce

1. It's of fresh parsley, chopped.
2. Prepare of fresh thyme.
3. It's of fresh lemon peel, sliced into thin strips.
4. Prepare of garlic cloves.
5. You need of olive oil.
6. It's of chicken breasts, halved.
7. It's of chicken stock.
8. You need of kosher salt.
9. Prepare of black pepper.

Seared Chicken Breast with Lemon Herb Pan Sauce instructions

1. In a small bowl toss together the chopped parsley, thyme, garlic and sliced lemon peel..
2. Season the chicken with kosher salt and black pepper..
3. Cook chicken in olive oil over medium-high heat for 6-8 minutes or until browned. Turn the chicken only once in between..
4. Transfer the chicken to plate.
5. Remove the skillet off the heat. Add in the stock and scrape up the brown bits..
6. Add in the lemon/herb mixture..
7. Return back to heat and bring to a simmer. Return chicken back to skillet, turn to coat, simmer covered for about 6-8 minutes..
8. Serve with pan sauce and garnish with remaining herb/lemon mixture if desired..