Green Tea-Poached Chicken recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups water
8 green tea bags
1 pound chicken breasts, quartered
½ lemon, sliced
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
½ lemon, juiced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic
1 tablespoon water

Nutrition Info

310.5 calories
carbohydrate: 12.7 g
cholesterol: 64.4 mg
fat: 20.5 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 20.8 g
saturatedFat: 4.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 447.5 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a high-sided skillet. Add tea bags. Steep for about 5 minutes, remove and discard tea bags. Reduce heat to medium and add chicken, lemon slices, and sea salt. Cover and cook until the chicken's internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 18 to 20 minutes.

  2. Combine parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and 1 tablespoon water in a food processor and puree until very smooth. Serve chicken warm, topped with parsley mixture.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Green tea-poached chicken is topped with a smooth puree of parsley, lemon juice, garlic, and oil for a very elegant weeknight dish.

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