Baked Lemon Chicken with Mushroom Sauce

Quick and easy dinner for 6. Serve over rice or noodles and add a salad or vegetables side dish.

Ingredients:

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

Salt and pepper

1 T. olive oil

1 lemon

¼ cup butter or margarine

3 cups fresh sliced mushrooms

½ cup chicken broth

2 T. all-purpose flour

1 T. chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Lightly salt and pepper the 6 chicken breasts. Place the chicken in an 8x8 or 9x13 baking dish that has been coated with the 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Squeeze the juice of ½ lemon all over. Slice the rest of the lemon and place one lemon slice on top of each piece. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 min. to cook through and brown.

In a large skillet, melt the ¼ cup butter or margarine. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook until they are brown and have exuded their juices, about 6 minutes. Sprinkle with the flour and blend. Add the chicken broth, stirring to make a creamy sauce. Add fresh parsley at the last minute. Spoon the sauce over the lemon baked chicken breasts. This is a versatile dish that you can bake or brown in a skillet and then cover to complete cooking time.

This would be a great Valentine's dinner!