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Chicken with Lime Butter
 

 Chicken with Lime Butter

 

Lime, butter and dill make a great sauce for this chicken...
 

6 medium 

 

boneless chicken breasts

 

½ tsp 

 

salt

 

½ tsp 

 

pepper

 

2 Tbs 

 

canola oil

 

1 large 

 

lime

 

6 Tbs 

 

butter

 

1 tsp 

 

fresh dill weed

 

½ tsp 

 

chopped chives

 

 

1

Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In 12" skillet over medium heat, cook chicken breasts in hot oil until fork tender and browned on both sides (about 10 minutes). Arrange on platter and keep warm.

2

Spoon off oil in skillet. Squeeze juice from lime into skillet. Over low heat, cook until lime juice bubbles. With wire whisk, stir in butter 1 T. at a time; cook, stirring until butter becomes opaque and forms a creamy sauce. Stir in dill weed and chopped chives.

3

Spoon sauce over chicken.

 

Servings: 6

 

 Cooking Tips

*Great with sesame green beans.

 

 

 

 

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Hey, This One's a Keeper- would make it again!  "We've made this one of our regular meals.  The lime and the dill with the butter make a great sauce that our kids will actually eat!!"
                
-St. Charles, MO






 
 

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