Quick and Easy Chicken Recipe
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Quick and Easy Chicken

By: Anny 
"A tangy, quick, and easy chicken dish - prepared on the stove top in under 1/2 an hour! Quick and delicious! Serve over rice."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (358)

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Wine Riesling
 

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Saute onion in oil until translucent.
  2. Add chicken, and brown lightly.
  3. Combine ketchup, soy sauce, sugar, lemon juice, and pepper; mix well. Pour over chicken, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 25 to 35 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 255 | Total Fat: 8.3g | Cholesterol: 68mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2003 by SHOPGIRL02   view full review
I am 12 years old and I love to cook. I was looking for a chicken recipe to make for my family...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2008 by patriciap   view full review
This was wonderful. I will make this again. As recommended by other reviewers, I doubled the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2003 by PAULINE98661   view full review
Doubled the sauce quantity - my family loves plenty of sauce with anything for dinner.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2010 by Mary   view full review
This was very good, but nothing exceptional. I took others' advise and tripled the sauce...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2006 by HEY HEY MAMA   view full review
Excellent! I tripled the sauce recipe, and it was perfect. I did, however, when tripling the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 5, 2008 by Linda   view full review
Well we liked that one! I didn't put the sugar in at all because we don't like sauces to be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2008 by KKH3   view full review
I'm not a big fan of chicken but I really liked this! I left out the oil and used cooking...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2011 by trinawittler   view full review
I named this Sweet & Zesty Chicken. I followed the suggestion of other reviewers and made more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2006 by amy7252   view full review
This was pretty good. I scaled the recipe down for two people, but ended up needing to make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2003 by KATHLEEEEN4   view full review
Very good!

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