Photo: Lily Banse
Lemon Chicken
8 ingredients
Serves 4
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Quick and easy, chinese style, lemon chicken. It is even tastier than a shop bought, lemon chicken ready meal. The lemon sauce can be adjusted to suit your taste
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
482
Calories
37g
Protein
4g
Fat
73g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, diced & cornflour to coat
- 2 bunches spring onions
- 2 green peppers
- 4 lemons, juiced & zested (reserve a little lemon juice & half lemon zest to add to pan with chicken)
- 1/2 litre chicken stock
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- Rice to serve
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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