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Lemon-Thyme Chicken

Name: Lemon-Thyme Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Finnish
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast bone-in approx. 1.2 kg; 1 tsp salt; black pepper from a mill; 1 tbsp all-purpose flour; 3 tbsp Valio Oivariini® liquid butter blend; 2 onion; 3 garlic clove; 1 zest and juice of a lemon; 5 dl chicken stock; 1 tub Valio Keittiön smetana (sour cream, 120 g); 4 sprigs thyme; 1 bay leaf; 2 tbsp capers

Oven-braised chicken is flavorful and juicy. With this recipe, you will delight both your family and guests.

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Machine-translated, original language: Suomi.

Prep 15 min Cook 1 h 10 minTotal 1 h 25 minInspired by valio.fi

Method

1
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Let season and warm up on the counter for approx. 30 min. Dredge the chicken breasts in flour.
2
Brown beautifully on both sides in Oivariini. Transfer to an oven dish.
3
Sauté the onions in the pan. Add the zest of the washed lemon cut into strips, the lemon juice, and the rest of the ingredients to the pan. Bring to a boil. Pour the mixture into the dish.
4
Braise in the oven at 175 degrees for 40 min.
5
Serve with rice or couscous.

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