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Creamy Lemon Chicken with Rice

By Judy KimPublished: May 6, 2016
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6 Ratings
Creamy Lemon Chicken with Wild Rice Recipe
Judy Kim
Yields:
4
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
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Warning: You will be addicted to this lemon sauce.

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Ingredients

  • 8

    chicken thighs

  • kosher salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 Tbsp.

    extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 Tbsp.

    butter

  • 3

    cloves garlic, minced

  • 1

    onion, chopped

  • 1/2 cup

    dry white wine (such as Sauvignon Blanc)

  • 1 cup

    low-sodium chicken stock

  • 2

    lemons

  • 1/4 cup

    heavy cream

  • 1 cup

    wild rice

  • 1/4 cup

    chopped fresh parsley

Directions

    1. Step 1Preheat oven to 475°. Preheat large cast-iron skillet on high heat. Rinse chicken and pat dry thoroughly; season with salt and pepper. Add oil and butter; cook chicken skin side down in two batches until skin is crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a dish skin side up and set aside.
    2. Step 2Reduce skillet heat to medium-high; add garlic, onion, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute. Deglaze pan with white wine and chicken stock; scrape bottom of pan and bring to a boil. Add zest and juice of one lemon, then cut remaining lemon into wheels and add to sauce. Stir in cream, then bring to a boil and place chicken in the skillet skin side up in a single layer and bake for 20 minutes.
    3. Step 3Meanwhile, cook the wild rice according to package directions.
    4. Step 4Add cooked wild rice to the skillet to absorb the sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve in skillet immediately.
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