Recipe lifted from Giada ❤️
Ingredients
- Chicken breasts (3)
- Olive Oil (2 tbsp.)
- Butter (4 tbsp.)
- Flour (for dredging)
- Lemon juice (1/3 cup, ~1 lemon)
- Stock (3/4 cup, any kind)
- Capers (1/4 cup, rinsed)
- Parsley (for garnish)
Cooking Instructions
Brown the chicken
- Butterfly the chicken breasts, should have 6 equally sized relatively thin pieces, and salt and pepper each side
- Get a pan to medium high and melt half the butter (2 tbsp.) with the oil
- Dredge the butterflied breasts in flour then add to the pan
- Cook each side for 2-3 mins, until a nice brown on each side, no need to cook through
- Remove from the pan
Make the sauce
- After removing the chicken, add in the lemon juice, stock, and capers to the still hot pan
- Scrape up brown bits and bring to a simmer
- Add the chicken back to the pan and simmer for ~5 minutes, until cooked through
- Add the rest of the butter (2 tbsp.) to make the sauce real nice, but it’s not necessary
Serving ideas
- Serve with some spaghetti
- Garnish with parsley