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Chicken Piccata

A delicious chicken dish with a lemon butter sauce, mushrooms and parsley

4 servings
chicken italian
by Sharon Foster
Scale
Units

Ingredients

  • 2 whole chicken breasts
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 dash pepper
  • 0.25 cup white flour
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 0.25 cup white wine
  • 0.25 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Equipment

plastic wrap·large skillet

Method

1

Place 2 whole chicken breasts , boneless, skinless, halved lengthwise between 2 pieces of plastic wrap .

2

Sprinkle chicken with 1 dash salt and 1 dash pepper ; coat with 0.25 cup white flour .

3

In a large skillet , brown chicken in 3 tbsp butter over medium heat about 5 minutes or till lightly golden. Remove from skillet and keep warm.

4

Add remaining 1 tbsp butter to the skillet and cook the 1 cup fresh mushrooms , sliced and 1 clove minced garlic till tender.

5

Return chicken to pan; add 0.25 cup white wine or 0.25 cup chicken broth and 2 tbsp lemon juice .

6

Simmer for 8 minutes , stirring occasionally, till sauce slightly thickens.

7

Top with 2 tbsp chopped parsley .

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recipe.cook
>> title: Chicken Piccata
>> description: A delicious chicken dish with a lemon butter sauce, mushrooms and parsley
>> source: HT Cookbook
>> author: Sharon Foster
>> course: Main Dish
>> prep time: 10 minutes
>> cook time: 20 minutes
>> servings: 4
>> tags: chicken, italian

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Sprinkle chicken with @salt{1%dash} and @pepper{1%dash}; coat with @white flour{1/4%cup}.

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Return chicken to pan; add @white wine{1/4%cup} or @chicken broth{1/4%cup} and @lemon juice{2%tbsp}. 
Simmer for ~{8%minutes}, stirring occasionally, till sauce slightly thickens.

Top with @chopped parsley{2%tbsp}.