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Yield : Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, about 6 ounces each
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup chicken stock preferably homemade 
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 tablespoon drained bottled capers, rinsed and chopped
  • Additional kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Thin slices lemon and chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Directions

Sprinkle a small amount of water on a large sheet of plastic wrap. Place 2 of the breast halves on top of the plastic and sprinkle again with water. Cover with another sheet of plastic wrap and pound with a rolling pin or meat pounder until about ¼ inch thick. Repeat with the remaining 2 breast halves.

Mix the flour with the salt and pepper in a shallow pie plate. Heat half the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Working in 2 batches, place the chicken in the flour mixture and turn to coat on all sides. Shake off the excess flour and add to the skillet. Cook until lightly browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate or platter and cover loosely with foil. Repeat with the remaining oil and chicken.

Pour off the fat from the skillet and return the skillet to the heat. Add the chicken stock and lemon juice. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, stirring to pick up any browned bits in the bottom of the pan. Simmer for 3 minutes. Return the chicken to the skillet and simmer, turning often, until warmed through and the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the butter and the capers. Season with salt and pepper and heat just until the butter has melted. Serve on warmed plates with a spoonful of the skillet sauce, topped with lemon slices and parsley.

Serve with sauteed zucchini and buttered noodles.

Notes

After working with raw poultry you should wash your cutting board, knives, and hands well with hot soapy water before touching any other food.

To avoid putting fingers in my salt, I just spill out a little of the salt onto the cutting board and use that for seasoning the chicken. Then when I am an done I throw out the remaining salt on the board.

After working with raw poultry you should wash your cutting board, knives, and hands well with hot soapy water before touching any other food.

To avoid putting fingers in my salt, I just spill out a little of the salt onto the cutting board and use that for seasoning the chicken. Then when I am an done I throw out the remaining salt on the board.


© 2002 Sara Moulton

Note from Cookstr's Editors

Nutritional information does not include Chicken Stock. For nutritional information on Chicken Stock, please follow the link above.

 

Nutritional Information

Nutrients per serving

441 kcal
2 % daily value
11 % daily value
2 % daily value
897 mg
65 mg
51 g
0 g
0 g
7 g
166 mg
1211 mg
6 g
22 g
8 % daily value

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