Not Your Usual Lemon Artichoke Chicken Food

LEMON ARTICHOKE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In shallow dish, combine flour, garlic salt and black pepper. Dredge chicken breast halves in mixture.
• In large skillet heat 4 tbs butter and olive oil. Sauté chicken over medium heat turning once, until lightly golden brown on both sides, about 3 to 6 minutes per side.
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Add chicken broth and wine to pan, stirring to scrape bits off bottom.
• Bring mixture to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 6 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, artichoke hearts, and capers. Cook for a minute.
• Turn off heat and whisk in remaining 1 T butter and chopped parsley. Pour hot sauce over chicken breasts.
• Great with buttered pasta.

LEMON CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add onion and garlic, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and cook until golden, about 4 minutes. Add chicken and cook, stirring rarely, until well browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add artichoke hearts and cook until slightly broken down, about 3 minutes.
• Add wine, water, and juice and scrape the bottom of the pan to incorporate any browned bits. Cook until alcohol smell is cooked off and sauce is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in basil and lemon, and serve.

CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKES AND LEMON

Steps:

• If using fresh artichokes, fill a large bowl with water. Cut 1 lemon in half then squeeze the juice into the water; add the spent lemon halves to the bowl, too.
• Prepare the artichokes one at a time, rubbing them all over with the spent lemon halves as you cut and expose the inner artichoke heart. First, cut off at least 1 inch of the thorny top. Trim the stem near the heart, leaving about 2 inches of stem if possible, then peel off the outer green fiber of the stem. Using your fingers, tear off the tough outer leaves, then switch to a sharp paring or bird's beak knife, when necessary, to shave more inner artichoke leaves until you reach the tender pale green or yellow leaves and create a bulbous shape. Gently open the leaves and remove the choke using a grapefruit spoon or melon baller, then scrape and tear (or slice) the remaining leaves off so that only the bottom remains. Cut the artichoke heart in quarters; put the quarters in the lemon water as you work to prevent discoloration. Discard the rest of the artichoke, leaves and stem, or reserve for another use.
• Pat chicken dry, then season all over with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, warm the olive oil over medium-high heat, then add the chicken, skin-side down. Cook, undisturbed until well browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Flip and brown the other side, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken thighs to a plate and spoon out about 3 tablespoons of fat from the pan, if desired. (You can discard the excess fat or save for another use.)
• Return the skillet to medium heat and add the onion, garlic, parsley and saffron. Season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the onion, then stir to combine.
• Add the broth to deglaze, scraping the bottom of the pan, and bring to a simmer over medium-high. Return the chicken to the pan, nestling it into the pan skin-side up. Arrange the artichokes between the chicken pieces, cover, and simmer over medium-low until the chicken is cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate.
• Raise the heat to medium-high and cook until the sauce is thickened and the artichokes slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the juice from half the remaining lemon, taste, and adjust with salt and more lemon juice if needed. Spoon artichokes and pan sauces over the chicken, sprinkle with parsley to garnish, and serve.

NOT YOUR USUAL LEMON-ARTICHOKE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Sprinkle chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. In a 10 inch frying pan, over medium high heat, melt butter. Add chicken in batches and cook, turning once, until browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a 9X13 inch baking dish, and add artichoke hearts.
• Add Sherry, lemon peel, lemon juice to remaining butter in frying pan. Stir over medium heat until well blended and hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cream and stir. Add capers if using them. Remove from heat and pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until sauce is bubbling and golden brown on top, 20-25 minutes.

LEMON ARTICHOKE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In shallow dish, mix together the pepper 4 tablespoons of the flour. Dredge chicken in the mixture.
• In large skillet over high heat, melt half the butter. Add onions and saute over medium heat until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Add chicken to pan; cook, turning once, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes per side.
• Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.
• Add chicken stock and wine to pan, stirring to loosen brown bits on bottom. Bring mixture to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 6 minutes.
• In a small bowl, knead together remaining flour and butter.
• Whisk into sauce and stir until thickened.
• Stir in lemon juice and artichoke hearts; add salt.
• Return chicken to pan and cook, covered, until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Just before serving, add capers and chopped parsley to chicken.