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Chicken Piccata

This is one of my favorite recipes.  It’s from my America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook and it’s SERIOUSLY delicious!!!  I like to make this when I have guests over because it tastes “fancy”. 🙂  This version is my own take on it though, I have changed a few things because that’s what I always do to recipes to make them “my own”.
This wasn’t on my meal calendar for this pay period but one of my husband’s customers brought him a bunch of lemons from their lemon tree so every time I walked by this bowl I thought, “I should really use those for something delicious.”  So I decided on Chicken Piccata.
I love the way fresh cut lemons look, so fresh and yummy!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 boneless chicken breast (cut into cutlets)
Salt and Pepper
4 TBS olive oil
1 Shallot, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 large lemon, sliced into 1/4 inch-thick slices and ends discarded
Juice from 1 1/2 lemons
2 TBS capers
3 TBS butter, cut into 3 pieces

Directions: 
1. Adjust oven rack to the middile position and heat oven to 200 degrees.

2. Spread the flour in a shallow dish.  Pat the cutlets dry with a paper towel, season them with salt and pepper.  Dredge them through the flour to coat and shake off and excess.

3. Heat 2 TBS of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  Add half of the cutlets and cook until light golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes.  Transfer to a plate and keep them warm in the oven.  Repeat with the remaining oil and cutlets.

4. Add the shallot and garlic to the oil left in the skillet and cook over medium heat until softened, about 1 minute.  Stir in the broth and lemon slices, scraping up any browned bits, and simmer until reduced and slightly syrupy, about 8 minutes.

5. Stir in the lemon juice and capers.  Turn the heat to low and whisk in the butter, one piece at a time.  Off the heat season with salt and pepper to taste (I never add any).

6.  Pour lemon sauce over chicken and serve.

 

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Comments

  1. Sue says

    That looks delicious Anna 🙂 I will definitely put that on my menu for next week. Thank you for sharing.

  5. roz says

    I agree that America's Test Kitchen gets recipes to the point of perfection; I totally trust that group and love the show. I love all piccata recipes, but trust that this one that you prepared is a guaranteed winner!

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  9. Humble Homemaker says

    Mmmmm, delicious. This looks right up my street. It really looks like something you could just dig into and enjoy. Plus it seems pretty fresh and healthy! Thanks for sharing.Humble Homemaking p.s. I have a weekend party going on right now so feel free to hook up if you would like to. 🙂

  11. alison says

    mmmm…i love stuff that tastes 'fancy' and even looks it too…thanks for sharing at fridays unfolded!blessings,alisonstuff and nonsense

  12. Hope says

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  17. Kiera says

    Yum, thanks so much…..had baked Mac & cheese on the menu but all the milk was used at breakfast….I had everything I needed to throw this meal together….