Chicken Tarragon with Pasta

This is probably my favorite dinner. Simple, but so delicious!

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
1-1/2 c. lemon juice
2 tbsp. dried tarragon
12 oz. spaghetti or linguine
4 tomatoes

Put the chicken in a glass baking dish. Pour the lemon juice over the chicken. Sprinkle the chicken with the dried tarragon. Cover the dish with foil- bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Meanwhile, cook and drain the pasta. Toss hot pasta with butter and salt to taste. Remove chicken from oven and transfer to serving plate- discard lemon juice. Serve chicken with buttered pasta and cold sliced tomatoes.

Lemon Chicken Tacos

WOW- these are sooo good! Mexican with a twist- the meat for these tacos is chicken marinated in lemon juice.

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1″ cubes
2 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. lemon juice, divided
1 large onion, sliced
4 green onions, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp. olive or canola oil
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. cilantro or parsley
2 tomatoes, chopped
8 flour tortillas (8″), warmed

Sour cream
Shredded Cheddar cheese
Salsa
Shredded lettuce

Place chicken in large resealable bag; add 2 tbsp. lemon juice. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 1-2 hours. In a nonstick skillet, sauté the onions and garlic in oil until tender. Add the chicken, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir for 4 minutes or until juices run clear. Remove from heat; stir in the tomatoes, cilantro, and remaining lemon juice. Spoon onto tortillas, and serve with shredded lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and Cheddar cheese. Serves 2-3.

Lemon Yogurt Chicken

Lemon Yogurt Chicken

Let me start by saying I am NOT a yogurt person- but this is a great recipe! Who knew yogurt makes a great chicken marinade? And it doesn’t taste “yogurty.” We love this chicken recipe!

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
Pinch of salt
Pinch of black pepper

Whisk together yogurt, lemon stuff, and spices. Add chicken breasts- turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour or overnight. Remove chicken from excess yogurt- bake or grill until no longer pink….I usually bake mine at 350 degrees for about 30-40 minutes.