Herbed Chicken Piccata

This is my favorite recipe to make for guests in the summer. It is light and flavorful! We used to have a lemon tree at our old home, and the trick was to find as many things to use up lemons as possible.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Breading

• 1  cup  dry breadcrumbs
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 2  teaspoons  grated lemon rind
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 4  chicken breast halves
•  cooking spray
• 2  teaspoons butter or 2  teaspoons margarine

• Sauce

• 8  thin lemon slices
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 1  cup chicken broth
• 2  tablespoons parsley

Directions

1. Combine first 5 ingredients in a plastic bag.
2. Flatten the chicken to ¼-inch thickness.
3. Lightly coat both sides of chicken with cooking spray; dredge chicken in breadcrumb mixture.
4. Melt margarine in a large skillet over medium high heat.
5. Cook chicken 4 minutes on each side or until done.
6. Meanwhile, sauté lemon slices in pan.
7. Add lemon juice and chicken broth.
8. Bring to a boil.
9. Add pepper and garlic to taste.
10. Garnish with parsley.
11. Lightly spoon sauce over chicken. Goes well with pasta.