You know that old saying “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade?” I say when life hands you lemons, slice, juice or zest them up and cook them with delicious Canadian chicken.
I love cooking with lemons because they are so versatile and they team-up well with chicken. They’re also inexpensive and available year-round from your local grocery store. When shopping for lemons, make sure they are firm, smooth and bright yellow. Also feel their weight; a heavier lemon means it is nice and juicy!
Because of their bright color, lemons are often kept in decorative bowls and displayed on kitchen countertops. Although they make a lovely display and keep well at room temperature, their shelf life can be extended by storing them in the refrigerator.
Here are my choice lemon and chicken recipes from www.chicken.ca/recipes
Butterflied Herb and Lemon Grilled Chicken
In this recipe, the chicken is served with a herb and lemon sauce that uses both the zest and the juice of the lemon. The flavour is amplified by the addition of basil, cilantro, chives, parsley, salt and pepper.
Need dinner in a hurry? With only six ingredients, this recipe is easy to throw together and is loaded with zesty lemon flavour.
Lemony Pesto Chicken Tossed with Quinoa Fusilli
When making pasta, lemon isn’t the first thing that comes to mind but in this recipe, it is used to maximize the flavour of the pesto and works well with the nutty notes of Asiago cheese. The quinoa pasta can easily be replaced with your favourite whole wheat pasta.
These little chicken bites are perfect served as an appetizer or use them in a whole wheat pita with lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes to make a healthy sandwich. Lemon zest and juice are also used in the accompanying dill and mint yogurt sauce found in this recipe.
Do you have a favourite lemon and chicken recipe? Please share it with us in the comments.
