Lemon chicken and chicken plan update

Mom and I attempted the Lemon Herb Chicken this weekend and came out with a pretty good meal. What we did:

1 Wyler's chicken bouillon cube, crushed
1 Tbsp thyme
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1 dash salt
1 dash sugar
zest and juice of one lemon

Mom salted and peppered the chicken, then dusted with cornstarch, and we browned them in a couple Tbsp butter. Then in with the above soup mix in a glassful of water, and about 5 carrots, chopped.

We pulled out the chicken after 10 min of simmering and kept thickening the sauce and cooking the carrots, but the sauce never got very thick nor the carrots very cooked. Perhaps the original cooking method in flour adds more gloopiness to the sauce.

To try next: use Mom's Italian Herb Blend in place of pure thyme; cook in flour to see if it makes a difference; try tossing in more butter with the carrots at the end to cook them longer.

Note: The Chicken Plan is not to be confused with Chicken Man, although partway through I am indeed starting to holler "He's everywhere! He's everywhere!" It's a lot of chicken. So far, so tasty, though. 3 piccata meals plus 3 popcorn chicken meals plus at least 2 quesadilla meals = 8, so the math was about right. The piccata needs more sauce (and less pasta), and the popcorn chicken needs some more enjoyable side than the sweet potatoes.