lemon chicken with olives and ricotta cheese

Servings: 4 servings
Rating: 4
Difficulty: easy
Category: main course
Prep: 30 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 8 no-boil (oven ready) lasagna noodles
  • 1 meyer lemon or lemon
  • 4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, halved crosswise
  • 1 cup garlic-stuffed or pitted green olives
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • fresh rosemary (optional)

Directions:

  • In dutch oven bring 3 inches water to boiling
  • Add noodles and 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • Cover and cook 6 minutes or until tender; drain
  • Lay noodles in single layer on waxed paper, cover and set aside
  • Meanwhile, shred peel from lemon and halve lemon
  • Juice 1 half, cut remaining into wedges
  • Season chicken with salt, pepper, and 1/2 of lemon peel
  • In skillet heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat
  • Add chicken and cook 10 minutes or until no pink remains, turning once
  • Add olives, heat through, remove from heat
  • In microwave-safe bowl combine ricotta, the lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • Microcook on 100 percent power (high) for 30 seconds stirring once
  • Spoon ricotta mixture into bowls
  • Top with noodles, chicken, and olive mixture, remaining lemon peel, and the fresh rosemary

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