EASY RECIPE : CHICKEN PICCATA

Chicken piccata

Gólden, crispy chicken breasts lightly dredged in flóur and parmesan cheese, pan fried until a sóft gólden crust fórms and finished óff in a buttery, silky, lemón garlic sauce with capers and white wine ór stóck! It dóesn’t get any better than this easy chicken piccata fór dinner!

Ingredients

• 1 teaspóón salt 
• 1/4 cup brined capers rinsed 
• 1/4 cup dry white wine (can be ómitted)
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley chópped
• 1/4 teaspóón black cracked pepper
• 2 tablespóóns fresh lemón juice 
• 2 tablespóóns ólive óil divided
• 2 large bóneless and skinless chicken breasts halved hórizóntally tó make 4
• 2 tablespóóns flóur (all purpóse ór plain)
• 2 tablespóóns fresh Parmesan cheese finely grated
• 3/4 cup chicken stóck
• 4 tablespóóns unsalted butter divided
• 4 large clóves garlic minced
• Parmesan Cheese tó serve

Instructións

1. In a shallów bówl, cómbine the flóur and parmesan cheese. Seasón the chicken with salt and pepper; dredge in the flóur mixture; shake óff excess and set aside.
2. In a large pan ór skillet heat 1 tablespóón óf butter and 1 tablespóón óf óil óver medium-high heat. When hót, fry 2 pieces óf chicken first until gólden ón each side and cóóked thróugh (abóut 3-4 minutes each side, depending ón the thickness óf yóur chicken). Transfer tó a warm plate.
3. Melt 1 tablespóón óf butter and anóther tablespóón óf ólive óil. When hót, fry the remaining chicken until brówned ón bóth sides. Transfer tó plate.
4. In the same pan, melt óne móre tablespóón óf butter. Fry the garlic fór 30 secónds until fragrant. Add the wine and bring tó a bóil, scraping up any brówn bits fróm the bóttóm óf the pan fór extra flavóur. Cóók until wine almóst evapórates, stirring óccasiónally.
5. Póur in the stóck, lemón juice and capers and allów tó bóil until reduced slightly (abóut 6 minutes).  Adjust salt and pepper if needed.
6. Add remaining butter tó the pan, allów tó melt, then add chicken back intó the pan alóng with all óf the juices fróm the plate and simmer fór 5 minutes tó heat thróugh.
7. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately with parmesan cheese, if desired

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