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Lemon Herb Chicken

Serving size:	Serves 4
Prep time:	10 minutes
Cook time:	10 to 12 minutes
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Nugget Signature Recipe

Eat light and enjoy great flavor at the same time! Yes it is possible, especially when youve got the Nugget Chef Team on your side creating simple, quick, and tasty dishes with the post-Holiday season in mind.

Ingredients

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 lemon, zested and juiced
2 tablespoons fresh thyme, rough chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Combine the thyme, garlic, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper on a cookie sheet. Mix into a light paste. Roll each chicken breast in the mixture and leave on the sheet pan. Refrigerate and allow to marinate for twenty minutes.

Place in the oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Allow to rest for five minutes before serving.

Pair with

Torrontes: Similar in weight to Sauvignon Blanc, with more of the floral aromatics of a Viognier. A very refreshing wine - perfect for quaffing.
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Semillon: In Bordeaux and California, Semillon is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc. Because of its lean tartness Sauvignon Blanc is quite the opposite of Semillon - and, as they say, "Opposites attract." Outside Bordeaux, Semillon is becoming quite popular in Australia.
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Roussanne: An elegant varietal of the French Rhone, often blended with its sister, Marsanne.
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Pinot Gris: An ancient natural mutation of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris can vary dramatically in taste depending on where it is grown. In the Tre Venezie in Italy, where it is known as Pinot Grigio, it is often a simple, light, crisp wine. However, Italian Pinot Grigio shows little similarity to the majestic, lavish, sometimes spicy Pinot Gris of Alsace. The aromas of Pinot Gris suggest peach skins or orange rind. Pinot Grigio is currently the best-selling imported wine in the United States, and it's fun to say too!
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Picpoul Blanc: Picpoul de Pinet is one of the famed crus of the Coteaux du Languedoc, producing white wine exclusively from the Picpoul Blanc grapes. This varietal is commonly very acidic and refreshing.
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Chenin Blanc: Commonly grown in the Loire Valley of France, as well as in California. A high-volume-producing vine that gives birth to fragrant and usually high-acid wines ranging from dry to medium sweet. Known as Steen in South Africa.
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Chardonnay: A classic white wine made famous in Burgundy, France, it's now grown all over the world. It takes oak well and is often fermented and aged in oak barrels. Full bodied, with rich flavors of vanilla, butter, green apple and tropical fruit (banana, pineapple).
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

Albarino: A delicious, light, lemony, often slightly fizzy wine. Not as full bodied as Chardonnay, as minerally as Riesling, or as herbal as Sauvignon Blanc. Albarino's flavors range from zingy citrus-peach to almond-honeysuckle.
— Hank Beal, Director of Adult Beverages

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