Lemon Thyme Chicken

Recipe


1 tablespoon olive oil
4-6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 lemon, cut in half
1/2 cup dry white wine


In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken with thyme, salt, and pepper. Place garlic in heated oil and saute 1 minute. Add chicken, seasoned-side down, and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Turn chicken and squeeze lemon over chicken.  Place lemon halves face down in skillet. Pour wine over chicken and reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 5 to 6 minutes or until chicken is done.  Serve immediately.


Serve with....


I would serve this with wild rice, and asparagus, 0r maybe over some orzo. The sauce is delicious.  

Reasons why...

-I say 4 to 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts because I like to use the smaller chicken breasts, but I know some grocery stores have monsters, so this recipe would work for just 4 of those. 

-I use freshly dried thyme because I like the flavor better. 

-To crush garlic, simply place garlic clove on a cutting board, turn chef's knife to the side and hit it with your hand. You can use almost anything to do this.  The idea is to open the garlic and release the flavor.