Lemon tarragon chicken

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened

1 tbs grated lemon rind

1 tbs dry tarragon, chopped

1 tbs brown sugar

1 tsp ground black pepper

½ tbs sea salt

4 chicken breast fillets

1 medium lemon, sliced

8 unpeeled garlic cloves

Combine butter, rind, juice, tarragon, sugar, pepper and salt in a small bowl.

Make three diagonal cuts across each piece of the chicken fillet.

Press butter mixture into cuts, spread reminder all over chicken.

Place the fillets in a shallow baking dish, single layer, with lemon and garlic.

Bake, uncovered in an oven at 220˚C for 20 minutes or until browned lightly and cooked through.

Flavorful meal in only half an hour.

4 servings

Sunday, September 9, 2012 - 8:51am