Chicken Piccata
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken breast halves
- 1/4 cup (50) all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. (2) salt
- 1/2 tsp. (2) black pepper
- 1 tbsp. (15) butter
- 1 tbsp. (15) olive oil
- 1 cup (250) fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup (125) dry white wine
- 2 tbsp. (30) fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp. (30) capers, drained
- 1 cup (250) Tre Stelle Grana Padano Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup (125) fresh Italian parsley, chopped
- 4 cups (8) linguini pasta noodles
- Between two pieces of plastic wrap flatten chicken breasts to 1/4 thickness.
- Mix together flour, salt and pepper; dredge chicken breasts in mixture, shake off excess flour and set aside.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add chicken breasts and cook until nicely browned and cooked through: approximately 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm in a low oven if desired.
- Scrape skillet to loosen brown bits; add mushrooms, wine, lemon juice and capers to the pan.
- Increase heat to medium high and cook for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook pasta until al dente and drain.
- Place pasta and chicken on a serving dish and pour mushroom sauce over both.
- Top with grated Grana Padano Parmesan and Italian parsley.
- Makes 4 servings
chicken breast halves, flour, salt, black pepper, butter, olive oil, fresh mushrooms, white wine, lemon juice, capers, parmesan cheese, italian parsley, pasta noodles
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/22093 (may not work)