№ 486 - Chicken Piccata With Lemon

Yield: 2

No. 486 - Chicken Piccata with Lemon

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Ingredients:

• 1 large chicken breast - or 2 smaller ones
• 1/2 cup flour
• Salt and pepper
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 3-4 slices lemon (I keep slices frozen in the freezer)
• 1 tbsp capers
• 1 cup white wine
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 2 tbsp minced parsley
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions:

1. Using a plastic cutting board, place your hand firmly on top of the chicken breast and using a sharp knife, carefully slice horizontally through the chicken to half its thickness.
2. Cover the chicken with a piece of double thickness saran wrap and pound until evenly thin. Once all pieces of chicken are pounded, season both sides with a coarse salt and a grind of pepper.
3. Spread the flour onto a paper plate and press the seasoned chicken pieces, thoroughly coating. Set aside or onto the cutting board.
4. Heat the olive oil and butter together in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the chicken and brown on both sides, making sure the chicken reaches 165°.  Remove chicken from the pan and set aside for a moment.
5. Add the additional butter to the pan, scraping up the browned bits. Add the lemon slices and the capers and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the wine and cook an additional 3 minutes. Return the chicken to the very thin sauce that has now formed in your pan.
6. Serve…

All photographs copyright Janet S. Grey.

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