Chicken Thighs with Lemon Basil SauceRecipe preview on Faxo
Recipe

Description
Serve your family a chicken dish full of flavor with a lemon basil sauce, tomatoes and crumbled bacon. For a more filling dish, serve it over pasta or even rice. For a lighter dish, serve it with julienned or spiral zucchini.
Ingredients
- 4 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 t. cornstarch
- 1/4 t. kosher salt
- 1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 c. chicken stock/broth
- zest from 1 lemon, about 1 T.
- 1/4 c. freshly squeezed juice from 1 lemon
- 1 T. butter
- 8 large basil leaves, about 2 T. finely sliced
- 1 c. grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- For serving, choose ONE:
- 3 raw medium-size Italian zucchini, spiralized or julienned
- 8 oz. angel hair pasta, cooked
- 2 c. Jasmine rice, cooked
Steps
- Heat a large stainless skillet over medium heat; fry bacon; remove to a paper towel lined plate; cool; crumble; set aside.
- While the bacon is frying, sprinkle the cornstarch, salt and pepper over the cut up chicken.
- Remove the grease from the skillet, leaving 2 T. in the skillet.
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