Piquant Chicken with Lemon and Capers

Name: Piquant Chicken with Lemon and Capers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp drained capers; 79 milliliters dry white wine; 2 Tbsps finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 slice Lemon , for garnish; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 4 Tbsps cold unsalted butter

Piquant Chicken with Lemon and Capers might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 280 calories, 24g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have lemon juice, wine, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

Place the chicken breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and pound to an even 1/8-inch thickness using a meat pounder.

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Chicken Breast

Meat

Wrap

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Meat Tenderizer

Plastic Wrap

In a large nonreactive skillet, melt 1/2 tablespoon of the butter in 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil over moderately high heat. Lightly season the chicken with salt and pepper. When the butter stops foaming, add 2 pieces of chicken to the pan and saut, turning once, until lightly browned and cooked through, 2 1/2 to 3 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Butter

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Frying Pan

Transfer the chicken to a platter and keep warm in a low oven.

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Whole Chicken

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Oven

Heat the remaining olive oil and another 1/2 tablespoon of the butter in the skillet and saut the remaining chicken; keep warm.

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Olive Oil

Whole Chicken

Butter

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Frying Pan

Pour off the fat from the pan.

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Frying Pan

Add the wine to the skillet and boil over high heat until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the lemon zest, lemon juice, capers and half the parsley.

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Lemon Juice