Quick Chicken Piccata

Quick Chicken Piccata
Quick Chicken Piccata might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 438 calories, 31g of protein, and 17g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have parsley, noodles, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes.

Instructions

1
Cut each chicken breast in half horizontally.
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2
Place chicken between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a rolling pin or the flat side of a meat mallet.
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3
Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper; lightly dredge in breadcrumbs.
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4
Cook half of chicken in 1 Tbsp. hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown and done.
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5
Remove chicken to a serving platter, and cover with aluminum foil. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken and 1 Tbsp. olive oil.
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6
Add broth and lemon juice to skillet, and cook, stirring to loosen particles from bottom of skillet, until sauce is slightly thickened.
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7
Remove from heat; add butter and parsley, stirring until butter melts.
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8
Pour sauce over chicken, and serve over warm noodles.
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DifficultyMedium
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score17
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