Thought I’d share this one. Tweaked it a bit from a recipe I found .
After the chicken cooked in the pan, removed them; slipped the mushrooms in and sautéed them (if you don’t have mushrooms- skip this step); then added the seasonings, wine, peel and juice. I used less cream (a lot less) only a generous splash, cooked it down to where the volume was about half, tweaked to taste with seasonings/cream; then poured over the chicken breasts resting on a bed of pasta then sprinkled with the cheese and drizzled(lightly-too much sets the teeth on edge) lemon juice on the top. This is not a heavy sauce like Alfredo, a generous couple of large spoons ladled over are sufficient.
CHICKEN in LEMON CREAM SAUCE
1/4 c. butter
4 whole chicken breast, split, skinned and boned
1 c. sliced mushrooms
2 tbsp. dry white wine-may use up to ½ cup depending on volume of sauce desired
1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
juice of ½ lemon- try Meyer lemon for a nice flavor
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. white pepper
generous splash of heavy cream
grated Parmesan cheese to garnish
Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat; add chicken. Cook, covered, turning after about 5 minutes, until chicken is brown and tender. Remove chicken to serving dish. Add mushrooms to the skillet, brown(just skip if not adding mushrooms). Discard excess butter from skillet. Add wine, lemon peel and lemon juice to skillet; cook and stir over medium heat 1 minute to deglaze pan.
Stir in salt and white pepper.
Gradually pour in cream, stirring constantly, until hot; do not boil! Plate chicken over pasta if desired, otherwise I’d suggest serving with grilled asparagus (recipe to follow); sprinkle with
cheese and drizzle a bit of lemon juice on top.