Herbed Chicken Piccata

Submitted by Chalko

"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: 35mins
• Ingredients: 12
• 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.

Reviews

[Cherylcm]

I made this recipe into a freezer recipe and posted it on my blog. It is incredible and fresh tasting. I served it over pasta that I embellished. Look here for details:<br/>http://corriganscookday.wordpress.com<br/>Thank you for this great recipe!

 

[Cook4_6]

This was a very tasty recipe. I was too lazy to debone the chicken breasts I had on hand, so I breaded them bone in, sauteed them for about 4 minutes per side then finished them in a 375 degree oven until they reached 175 degrees. I also used about 5T of fresh basil instead of the dried, and cooked the sauce a bit longer which required me to add about 1/3 cup of water before serving. Definitely a keeper! Thanks for posting.