Lemon And Dill Butter Garlic Chicken And Asparagus Recipes

CHICKEN IN LEMON-DILL BUTTER

Steps:

• Wash the chicken and pat dry with paper towels.
• In a large, heavy-bottom skillet melt the butter over a medium-high flame.
• To the melted butter add the lemon juice and zest, salt, garlic, paprika, and onion powder; bring to a boil.
• Add to the skillet the chicken, pepper, mushrooms, and dill; bring back to bubbly.
• Cover the skillet, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
• Transfer the chicken to a warm serving platter, pour sauce over chicken. If desired garnish with snipped dill and lemon zest.

DILLED CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the rice, bouillon and 1 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender., Meanwhile, combine the parsley, lemon juice, oil, dill and salt; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, bring remaining water to a boil. Add asparagus; cover and boil for 3 minutes. Drain and immediately place asparagus in ice water. Drain and pat dry., In the same skillet coated with cooking spray, saute chicken until juices run clear; drain. Add the rice, asparagus and lemon mixture; toss to coat.