Chicken Piccata with Capers and Asparagus

Name: Chicken Piccata with Capers and Asparagus
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings asparagus; 4 servings capers; 4 servings chicken broth; 4 servings flour; 4 servings lemon juice; 4 servings lemon zest; 4 servings Madeira; 4 servings Salt; 4 servings boneless skinless chicken breast; 4 servings unsalted butter; 4 servings water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Piccata with Capers and Asparagus a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 25g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 317 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, water, chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Hold stem end of asparagus in one hand and tip in the other. Bend the tip down until it snaps off. Discard the stem end.

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Asparagus

Cut each spear diagonally into 1-inch pieces.

Transfer asparagus to a small casserole and add water. Cover and microwave on High power for 2 minutes or until asparagus is bright green and just tender.

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Asparagus

Water

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Microwave

Drain.

Trim chicken breasts and lightly pound between two sheets of plastic wrap to an even -inch thickness. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and dredge in flour to coat, shaking off excess. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken 2 minutes per side to brown lightly.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Frying Pan

Remove chicken to a plate.

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Whole Chicken

Add Madeira, chicken broth, lemon juice and capers to the skillet and bring to a simmer, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Return chicken to skillet and turn to coat with sauce. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken it cooked through, turning over once.

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Chicken Broth