Fast and Easy Chicken Piccata
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Chicken Piccata Recipe
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4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 1/2 tablespoons all purpose flour
Additional all purpose flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/3 cup dry white wine (or broth)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
1/4 cup drained capers (optional, but tasty)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1. Place chicken between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap. Using meat pounder or rolling pin, lightly pound chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Mix 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons flour in small bowl until smooth. Place additional flour in shallow baking dish. Dip chicken into flour to coat; shake off excess.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet. Add chicken and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
3. Bring wine, lemon juice and broth to boil in 1 skillet over medium-high heat. Whisk in butter-flour mixture and cook until sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Stir in capers, parsley and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and serve.
How can something this tasty be so easy to make?!
What are capers?
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Capers are the little flower buds of a spiny shrub called Capparis spinosa, native to the Meditteranean. The buds are picked and dried. When dry, the capers are brined in vinegar, wine or salt.Fresh out of the jar, capers are too salty, so rinse them well in a strainer before adding them to dishes. Capers impart a sharp, almost lemony taste to foods. Since they are such a strong flavor, you need to use just a few.
You can find capers in glass jars near the olives at your grocery store.
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Celticozarkian wrote...
This looks yummy and I love capers! I have added you to my 1 chicken, three meals site. A chicken in every pot!!
Posted January 21, 2009
rockycha wrote...
Thanks for the recipe and helpful vid :) Definitely makin' this for tonight's dinner *****
Posted December 23, 2008
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Lovely lens. I've added it to a list of lenses focused on chicken for my "Lazy Braising" page. I'll be publishing soon. Please stop by:-)
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