Day 3-Chicken Picata (Lemon Chicken)

This recipe is delicious! It takes a bit of prep, but once you got the chicken in the skillet, dinner is about ready.

Ingredients:

6-8 chicken breast halves, boneless, no skin
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup chicken broth

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 lemon, cut in thin slices

3 tablespoons capers (optional)

Put chicken breasts between 2 sheets of waxed paper or plastic wrap; pound to flatten to about 1/4-inch. In a shallow bowl, combine flout, salt, pepper. Dredge chicken breasts to coat well.

Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet. Saute chicken breasts in batches, about 3 minutes on each side (till light brown on both sides)

Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of fat. Stir in chicken broth, scrapping to loosen browned bits. Add lemon juice and heat through. Return chicken to skillet with lemon slices; heat until sauce thickens. Add capers, if using.

On a side note: I used frozen chicken that comes in a bag and defrosted them until I was able to flatten the chicken. It was a little harder to flatten the "frozen chicken" compared to the fresh chicken that you can find in the meat department at the store. Either kinds of chicken work.

Jimmy's rating: 9/10