Chicken scaloppini with lemon caper sauce is a classic Italian dish that is both delicious and easy to make. The chicken is pounded thin and then cooked in a flavorful sauce made with lemon, capers, and white wine. The result is a tender and juicy chicken dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion.
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CHICKEN SCALLOPINI
While many have heard of veal scallopini, you can make this Italian dish with most any meat or even vegetables. The trick is to use a demi-glace of the same style -- i.e., a venison demi if using deer. You can 'fake' a demi-glace by reducing an appropriate brown stock and adding a water and flour slurry to thicken. Makes an awesome romantic dinner for two.
Provided by Strangecacti
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 40m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, stir together the garlic and butter until well combined. Set aside. Place a chicken breast half on a work surface with the thick side facing to the right (if you're right-handed), and place your left hand down on the chicken breast. Using a very sharp knife, carefully cut the chicken breast from the thick side to about 1/2 inch from the edge of the thin side, in a horizontal cut. Open the cut chicken breast and spread it out like an open book. Using a meat mallet, gently pound the butterflied chicken breast out until it's an even thickness.
- Place the flour into a shallow dish, and dredge each chicken breast on both sides with flour. Melt the garlic butter in a large skillet over medium heat until it stops foaming, and cook each chicken breast until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Sprinkle each breast with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken breasts to a platter, and keep warm.
- Cook and stir the mushrooms in the same skillet as the chicken until the mushrooms have absorbed the remaining butter in the skillet and have begun to turn brown at the edges. Stir in capers, lemon juice, white wine, and chicken demi-glace, and stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer. Adjust salt and pepper again, and stir the parsley into the sauce.
- Remove the chicken breasts to plates, and serve the sauce over the chicken. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541.7 calories, Carbohydrate 34.8 g, Cholesterol 128.2 mg, Fat 27.2 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 34.8 g, SaturatedFat 15.5 g, Sodium 884.4 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH LEMON GLAZE (LOW FAT AND DELICIOUS!)
This is a wonderful lower-fat restaurant-quality dish that is easy to make, I also like to add in a few tablespoons of capers and cook with the lemon glaze if you are a lover of capers then add them in as it really adds to the flavour of this dish --- this lemon sauce is not a heavy creamy sauce which is what makes this dish lower in fat, it is more like a glaze that soaks into the chicken, and I would strongly suggest to double or even triple the glaze I most always do, and please be certain to use only dry breadcrumbs as fresh will not stick to the chicken as well --- this is *very* good!
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a small bowl or shallow dish whisk together mustard and eggs; set aside.
- Combine the dry bread crumbs with poultry seasoning, garlic powder and seasoning salt; spread on a piece of waxed paper.
- Dip the breasts firstly in egg/mustard mixture (shake off any excess egg) then coat well with the crumb mixture, pressing downs with hands to adhear the crumbs to the breast.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add in the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes on each side, or until it is no longer pink inside; remove and transfer to a plate to keep warm.
- For the glaze; in the same skillet add in the broth, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste, if using capers add in now) bring to a boil scraping any brown bits from the pan.
- Add in lemon slices and parsley; mix to combine for about 1 minute.
- Spoon the glaze/sauce over chicken.
- Delicious!
CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE
Lemon lovers will savor the citrus sauce that enhances this moist chicken. The hint of garlic adds to this entree's appeal. -Rebecca Baird, Salt Lake City, Utah
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook garlic in oil over medium heat for 1 minute. Add the chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 5-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 17-°. Remove and keep warm. , In a small bowl, combine 3/4 cup water, broth, butter-flavored sprinkles, lemon juice and bouillon; add to skillet. , Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in capers and olive oil. Return chicken to pan; turn to coat. Serve chicken with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 213 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 79mg cholesterol, Sodium 598mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE
A rich chicken dish, perfect for a special meal.
Provided by ALISSASMOM
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix together salt and flour in a small dish or plastic bag, then coat chicken and shake off excess. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from chicken, then brown in hot oil until both sides are golden-brown, and the inside has turned white and firm, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
- Remove the chicken, and set aside in a warm place. Pour white wine into the skillet, and allow to boil as you dissolve the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, and allow to come to a boil, cook for a few minutes until reduced by half.
- Sprinkle the cubed butter into the boiling sauce. Swirl and shake the pan vigorously to dissolve the butter, thus thickening the sauce. The butter must never come to rest, or the sauce will separate and become oily. Once the butter has completely incorporated, remove from heat and stir in capers.
- To serve, pour lemon-caper sauce over the chicken, and serve with a wedge of lemon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 661.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29.2 g, Cholesterol 159.8 mg, Fat 39 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 43.3 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 372 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH LEMON
In order to make this chicken scaloppine, you'll first make a paillard, which just means you'll flatten the thighs by pounding them with a meat pounder, a wine bottle or the bottom of a heavy skillet. That broadens the surface area of the meat, which in turn browns and becomes crisp during cooking. It's delightful with this simple and bright lemon and white wine sauce.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, quick, weekday, main course
Time 20m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Slice each chicken thigh open like a book and lay it flat between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat pounder, a wine bottle or the bottom of a heavy skillet, pound each piece of chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Put two large skillets over medium-high heat for a minute or 2. Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and put the flour and bread crumbs on two plates or in two shallow bowls. Beat the eggs in another shallow bowl. Sprinkle all with salt and pepper.
- Add 1 tablespoon each oil and butter to each skillet and swirl it around. When it is hot - a pinch of flour will sizzle - dredge a piece of the chicken in the flour, then dip it in the eggs and finally dredge it in the bread crumbs. Add the chicken piece to one of the pans, then repeat with another piece in the second pan. (You may be able to fit more than one paillard in each pan at a time.)
- Cook the chicken, rotating occasionally and regulating the heat if necessary so it sizzles constantly but doesn't burn. When the pieces are brown, after about 2 minutes, turn them over.
- Cook on the second side until the chicken is firm to the touch, 1 to 2 minutes. (Cut into one with a thin-bladed knife; the center should be white or slightly pink.) Transfer the chicken to a platter and put it in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and repeat with the remaining chicken, adding more oil and butter to each skillet as necessary.
- When all the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat under one of the skillets. Add a tablespoon or 2 more oil or butter to the other pan if it looks dry and sprinkle the fat with 2 teaspoons of the remaining flour. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the wine and stir and scrape the pan until the wine has reduced by about half, about 1 minute. Add the stock and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until the mixture is slightly thickened and a bit syrupy, another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add 1 tablespoon butter and swirl the pan around until it melts. Add any juices that have accumulated around the cooked chicken, along with the 1/4 cup parsley. Stir, taste and adjust the seasoning. Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 287, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 14 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 273 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
SKILLET LEMON CHICKEN SCALOPPINI
Serve up this Skillet Lemon Chicken Scaloppini for a delicious entrée this evening,. Finish off this Skillet Lemon Chicken Scaloppini with a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and you'll have a dish that's just as pretty to look at as it is delicious to eat.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cut 1 lemon into 4 wedges; squeeze juice from remaining lemon. Reserve lemon wedges and juice for later use.
- Whisk egg in shallow dish until blended. Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan in separate shallow dish. Add flour to third shallow dish. Dip chicken, 1 breast at a time, into flour, then egg, then panko mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each breast with each ingredient.
- Melt butter with oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 to 3 min. or until bottoms of breasts are golden brown. Turn; cook on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or until chicken is done. Transfer chicken to plate, reserving drippings in skillet; cover chicken to keep warm.
- Add onions to drippings in skillet; cook and stir 30 sec. Stir in chicken broth and reserved lemon juice; cook on medium-high heat 6 to 8 min. or until sauce is slightly reduced, stirring occasionally and scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cream cheese spread; cook 1 min. or until completely melted, stirring constantly with whisk.
- Drain orzo; spoon onto platter. Top with chicken and cream cheese sauce. Serve with reserved lemon wedges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Fat 19 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 140 mg, Sodium 690 mg, Carbohydrate 43 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 5 g, Protein 35 g
LEMON CHICKEN SCALOPPINE LIKE T.G.I. FRIDAY'S
Creamy lemon and white wine sauce over sautéed chicken, mushrooms, and artichokes served atop a bed of angel hair pasta, and then sprinkled with pancetta and capers. This was my favorite thing to order when we go to Fridays. It is no longer on the menu but now I can make it at home! I got this from Robbie's Recipes. Not exactly low in calories but definitely worth it every now and then.
Provided by Little Bee
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a 2-quart saucepan, boil wine until reduced by half. Add lemon juice to pan, then whisk in butter until melted. Add 2 cups cream and simmer on low heat until thickened, stirring often. Remove from heat, stir in spices, and set aside.
- -Pound chicken breasts with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a glass until thin.
- -Fill a large pot with water and begin to heat to boiling (for preparing pasta later).
- -Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat; add chicken to pan and sauté on each side for 60 - 90 seconds, or until chicken is cooked through. Add mushrooms to pan and sauté with until mushrooms begin to soften. Squeeze juice from both lemon halves over chicken and mushrooms; pick out any seeds. Add 1/2 cup cream to pan and bring to a boil, stirring often. Remove from heat; stir in artichokes, parsley, and prepared lemon sauce; set aside and keep warm.
- -Add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on package.
- -In a separate skillet or pan over medium-high heat, quickly sauté pancetta and capers until pancetta is browned; remove from heat.
- -On individual serving plates or one large platter, swirl portions of drained pasta into "nest(s)". Arrange chicken pieces in center of nest, pour sauce/mushrooms over and around chicken, and then sprinkle pancetta/capers evenly over all.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1039.1, Fat 58.1, SaturatedFat 32.8, Cholesterol 259.5, Sodium 620.5, Carbohydrate 68.6, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 3.1, Protein 49.4
Tips:
- To ensure the chicken is evenly cooked, use a meat mallet to pound it to an even thickness before cooking.
- For a crispy crust, make sure the pan is hot before adding the chicken. Do not overcrowd the pan, or the chicken will steam instead of sear.
- The lemon caper sauce is a great way to add flavor and brightness to the dish. Be sure to use fresh lemon juice and capers for the best flavor.
- To make the sauce ahead of time, simply whisk all of the ingredients together and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When ready to serve, reheat the sauce over low heat until warmed through.
- Chicken scaloppini is a versatile dish that can be served with a variety of sides. Some popular options include roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
Conclusion:
Chicken scaloppini with lemon caper sauce is a classic dish that is both delicious and easy to make. It is a great choice for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. The combination of tender chicken, crispy crust, and flavorful sauce is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy dinner idea, give chicken scaloppini a try!
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