Category: Main Course
Tarragon Chicken - TastyPlanner.com
Chef: Kim Andjordan
Recipe Source: Cooking Light
Ingredients
4 6 ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
* 1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh tarragon
1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- 1. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- 2. Combine olive oil and remaining 5 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 teaspoons oil mixture to pan, spreading evenly over bottom of pan with a wide spatula. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes. Drizzle chicken with 2 teaspoons oil mixture. Turn chicken over; cook 2 minutes. Drizzle remaining oil mixture over chicken; reduce heat to low. Cover and cook 2 minutes or until done. Transfer chicken to a serving platter. Pour pan drippings over chicken; serve immediately.
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Recipe Comments
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We all know that teflon makes our pans easier to clean, as nothing sticks to them.
We might even consider this as an advantage, as we require no oil so that food doesn’t become stuck on the pans, and less oil means a healthier diet.
For all those that don’t know, teflon consists of carbon and fluorine molecules that bond so strongly, food can’t get a hold and just slips straight of a teflon coated pan.
But few of you may know of the risks involved using teflon coated pans.
Teflon contains a chemical called per-flouro-octanoid-acid also known as PFOA, which can cause cancer.
If you over heat teflon coated pans, to 260 degrees Celsius, you get the risk of releasing that chemical…and this is a risk not worth taking.
So although teflon coated pans are easier to use, they imply high risks on our health…so it is advised that they be used properly.
The alternative to these pans is using copper pans, as they conduct heat quickly.
