Meyer Lemon Chicken Piccata

gailanng's Note:

Regular lemons can be used, but the thrust of the recipe is the orangey-lemony flavored Meyer lemon. From Cooking Light.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 (8 ounce) chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless (or 4 4-ounce breasts)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 1/3 cup sauvignon blanc wine (or other crisp white wine like Pinot Grigio)
• 1/2 cup chicken broth, fat-free and lower sodium
• 1/3 cup fresh meyer lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
• 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Directions:

1. Split chicken breast halves in half horizontally to form 4 cutlets. If using 4 ounce breasts, do not split but continue with recipe. Place each cutlet between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound each cutlet to 1/4-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Sprinkle cutlets evenly with salt and pepper. Place flour in a shallow dish; dredge cutlets in flour.
2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 cutlets to pan, and sauté 2 minutes. Turn cutlets over; sauté for 1 minute. Remove the cutlets from pan. Repeat the procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon butter and 2 cutlets.
3. Add wine to pan and bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook for 1 minute or until liquid almost evaporates. Stir in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Cook until broth mixture is reduced to 2 tablespoons (about 4 minutes). Stir in juice and capers. Serve over chicken. Sprinkle with parsley.

Reviews

[Skypoodle]

I fixed this for dinner tonight and it was outstanding! I served it over a bed of rice with lemon roasted asparagus on the side. I fixed as written, but I added a couple tablespoons of unsalted butter at the very end to finish the sauce. Thank-you for posting gailanng.

[mama smurf]

Made this for our dinner last night. We have a meyer lemon tree and so when we are here in CA I take advantage of them...don't really get them to often in Idaho. Anyway, I cut this down for just DH and I and followed the instructions except for adding some garlic powder to the salt and lemon pepper on the chicken before dusting with flour. Served with buttered noodles and a green salad...what a tasty dinner and easy! Made for New Kids on the Block tag game.