Chicken Breasts In Cucumber And Lemon Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 large cucumbers, peeled,halves lenghtwise,seeded,cut into 1/4 " slices
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, plus
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 7 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh dill

Recipe

• 1 placed prepared cucumbers in colander.
• 2 sprinkle with salt and toss.
• 3 let drain 1 hr then pat cucumbers dry with paper towel.
• 4 melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy skillet over medium heat.
• 5 add cucumbers and saute until light brown.
• 6 set aside in small cup, mix 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon butter to smooth paste.
• 7 set aside.
• 8 place remaining 1/2 cup flour in shallow baking dish.
• 9 add pepper and season with salt.
• 10 coat chicken with flour mixture.
• 11 shake off excess.
• 12 melt remaining 3 tablespoons butter with oil in another heavy skillet over high heat.
• 13 add chicken breasts and saute until brown, about 2 minutes per side.
• 14 add 1/2 cup stock.
• 15 reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 4 minutes.
• 16 remove chicken to platter.
• 17 add remaining 1/2 cup stock to same skillet.
• 18 increase heat to high and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 3 minutes.
• 19 add cream and bring to boil.
• 20 whisk in flour/butter paste.
• 21 return mixture to boil, stirring constantly.
• 22 reduce heat and simmer until thickened to sauce consistency, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes.
• 23 stir in lemon juice and 1 tablespoon dill.
• 24 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 25 add chicken and cucumbers to sauce and heat through.
• 26 transfer chicken to plates.
• 27 spoon sauce and cucumbers over chicken.
• 28 sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon dill.