Chicken Piccata

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Chicken Piccata

Joan
Serves 4
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chicken
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 (4 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp white wine (or chicken broth), divided
  • 4 Tbsp lemon juice, divided
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • dash hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 oz parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 cup fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • capers, optional

Instructions
 

  • Flatten chicken to 1/4 inch thickness
  • In a shallow dish, combine the egg, 1 Tbsp wine, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, garlic and hot pepper sauce.  
  • In another shallow dish, combine the flour, parmesan cheese, parsley and salt.
  • Coat chicken with flour mixture, shake off excess, dip in egg mixture, then coat again with flour mixture.
  • In a large non stick skillet, heat oil and brown the chicken breasts for about 3-5 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Remove and keep warm.
  • In the same pan, melt butter, add the remaining wine and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil.  Boil, uncovered until the sauce is reduced by a fourth. 
  • Drizzle sauce over chicken.
  • Top with capers (optional)
  • I like to serve the chicken over angel hair pasta and then drizzle the sauce on top of both the chicken and pasta.
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