Lemon Chicken Piccata
- 2 lb. skinless chicken breasts
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 c. white dry wine or 1 c. Sprite
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 lemon thinly sliced
- 3 Tbsp chopped parsley, optional
- 3 Tbsp capers, optional
- In a small bowl combine flour, salt and black pepper, dredge chicken in flour mixture, shake off excess of flour.
- In a large frying pan heat butter and oil over medium heat.
- Add chicken, cook about 3 minutes per side or until tender.
- Remove from pan, keep in a warm place.
- Add wine or Sprite to pan juices, cook 1 minute scraping up brown bits from the bottom of pan.
- Add lemon juice, heat to boil, return chicken to pan and cook with lemon slices. Cook until sauce slightly thickened about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Garnish with parsley and capers.
- Serve over mashed potatoes accompanied with green lettuce.
chicken breasts, butter, olive oil, flour, salt, black pepper, white dry wine, lemon juice, lemon, parsley, capers
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=22300 (may not work)