Chicken with Artichokes

[fitfool]

I made this one up! Back in February, my boyfriend came home from work earlier than expected. So I hurriedly whipped up this chicken dish. Tasted amazing to both of us though I tend to like any dish that involves lots of artichokes. I tried making it again a few weeks later but I must've forgotten how to make it because it didn't taste the same. Still tasty, just not awesome. The chicken wasn't cooked perfectly like the first time. Maybe I needed to pound flatter the second time. I had scribbled down some notes if you want to try making it.

Chicken with Artichokes

1. Start with split chicken breasts with bone. Pound them flatter.
   
2. Sprinkle with salt and pepper under the skin, on top of the skin, and on the back side of the chicken.
   
3. Sautee some minced garlic then push garlic to the sides of the pan.
   
4. Put the chicken in, skin side down for about 3 minutes. Then flip and let the other side cook about 4-5 minutes. Still not all the way done.
   
5. Remove chicken and deglazed the pan with some chicken stock.
   
6. Mix in the coarsely chopped artichokes.
   
7. Add back the chicken (keeping skin above the liquid) and let simmer another 5 minutes until it is just finished cooking.
   
8. Splash it with two squirts of lemon juice.
   
9. Serve with some rice or roasted asparagus.