Braised Lemon Chicken Breasts

Chicken and lemon are a classic pairing, but infusing the meat with bold lemon flavor can be difficult. Here’s how we created an easy, rustic recipe bursting with lemon flavor:

Test Kitchen Discoveries

• Braising the chicken in a lemon sauce proved the best way to retain the lemony flavor—reducing the braising liquid to make a sauce added another level of lemon flavor.
• Adding a few lemon slices to the braising liquid as it reduced provided a fresh lemon flavor and brought the whole dish back to life.
• Adding sour cream and honey further enhanced the dish’s lemon flavor.