Something Different Chicken

Submitted by Dawn399

"Kind of Chicken Piccata meets Persia. The chicken is seasoned with a lemon caper sauce and served over a fluffy bed of couscous. This is a quick, easy, and tasty dish. Perfect for "What do I do with this chicken scenario.""

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 3-4

ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups water (divided)
• 1 (5 5/8 ounce) box of flavored couscous (I prefer Toasted Pine Nut Flavor or Parmesan)
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1 lb boneless chicken cutlet (usually 3 cutlets)
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of (@ 1 TBL.)

directions

1. In a medium sauce pan, combine 1 1/2 cups water, spice package from couscous, and 2 TBL.
2. of butter.
3. Heat to a boil.
4. Add couscous, cover and set aside.
5. Put salt, and flour in a large ziplock bag and shake to mix ingredients.
6. Add chicken and shake to coat.
7. In a medium saute pan melt 2 TBL.
8. of butter and and cook chicken until golden brown, do not turn chicken while cooking.
9. Now turn chicken and add capers, lemon juice, 1 TBL.
10. of butter and 1/4 cup water.
11. Cook 2-3 minutes until sauce starts to thicken.
12. Serve over couscous.

Reviews

[agileangus]

This is a good recipe when pressed for time and ingredients. I might add more seasoning salt to give the flavor a little more oomph.