Teresa's Veal -or-Chicken Piccata

TGirl,RN's Note:

A quick,easy,light and classy dish-tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen! Great for romantic dinner, celebrations, or dinner party.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 1 lb veal scallops (pounded thin) or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast (pounded thin)
• flour
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic (minced/crushed)
• ½ cup dry white wine
• ½ cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons capers (optional)
• 1 lemon , peeled with pith removed,sliced thin
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:

1. Dust veal/chicken with flour.
2. Season with salt/pepper.
3. Saute in oil until lightly browned (2-3 minutes).
4. Remove meat from pan and keep warm.
5. Add garlic, saute 1 minute.
6. Add broth and wine, bring to a boil.
7. Reduce to 1/3 cup.
8. Stir in capers and lemon slices.
9. Return to boil and add butter and parsley.
10. Add meat back to pan and warm through.
11. Serve with pasta or rice-garnish with parsley and lemon slices if desired.

Reviews

[Angela Sara]

Absolutely delicious!! I used skinless chicken breasts and apple juice instead of the wine and added 1 tablespoon of butter instead of the two spoons in the recipe. The sauce was beautiful and the lemon slices were just right. We had this with mashed potatoes and brocolli. We all enjoyed it. Thanks for posting, Tgirl.

[~jb4~]

My family enjoyed these. I doubled on the ingredients, and left out the capers, and it was delicious. It will be a monthly meal in our house.

[MEAN CHEF]

Made chicken version. The recipe worked great as printed and was delicious.The balance of all of the ingredients is right on. Recipe does not say what to do with the chicken broth, but I added it with the wine. Served with jasmine rice. I also seasoned the chicken before dusting with flour, otherwise s&p won't stick.