Recipe of Perfect Lemon Chicken Breasts with Capers
Henrietta Marsh 29/04/2020 04:50
Lemon Chicken Breasts with Capers
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Boneless chicken breasts are stuffed with capers, lemon zest, and Parmesan. This rich lemon-caper sauce is very versatile, and can be used with a variety of light meats, poultry, and fish. I didn't measure the amount of lemon juice I used, I just put in the juice of one extra large lemon.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon chicken breasts with capers using 12 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Chicken Breasts with Capers:
Take 6 oz 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Take 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
Make ready 1/4 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs
Prepare 4 tbsp capers, rinsed, drained, patted dry, and chopped
Get 1 lemon, zested and juiced
Get 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley
Take 3/4 tsp Kosher salt
Make ready 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Get 3 tbsp butter
Make ready 1 tbsp olive oil
Prepare 2 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
Make ready 1/2 cup lower-sodium chicken broth
This simple chicken recipes features chicken breasts browned in a skillet then topped with a flavorful sauce of lemon juice, capers, parsley, and vermouth. Round out the meal by serving the chicken over pasta with a side dish of. This lemon chicken piccata is served with capers in a creamy butter sauce. Slice the chicken breasts in half along the length to make them thinner.
Steps to make Lemon Chicken Breasts with Capers:
Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 425°F.
Make a lengthwise horizontal slice almost through each chicken breast and open each up like a book.
Flatten the chicken with a meat mallet until it is 1/4" thick.
put the cheese, breadcrumbs, 3 Tbsp capers, lemon zest, and 1 Tbsp parsley in a mini chopper of food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
Sprinkle the mixture on top of the chicken breasts.
Fold each breast closed and secure with toothpicks.
Sprinkle the breasts with salt and pepper.
Heat 1 Tbsp butter and the oil in a large (12"), heavy-duty, oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat until the butter melts and starts to foam, about 2 minutes.
Add the chicken and cook, without touching, until it browns and easily releases from the pan, about 2 minutes.
Turn the chicken and cook the other side until browned, about 2 more minutes.
Add the garlic and the remaining 1 Tbsp capers to the skillet, transfer the pan to the oven, and roast uncovered until the chicken cooks through (165°F), about 8 minutes.
Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and tent with foil.
Set the skillet over medium-high heat; add the chicken broth and cook, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any brown bits, until it reduces by half, about 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and whisk in 2 Tbsp of the lemon juice and the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter.
Taste and add more lemon juice, salt, and pepper, if needed.
Serve the chicken drizzled with the butter sauce and sprinkled with the remaining 1 Tbsp parsley.
Pat dry with a paper towel. Season both sides of each chicken breast with salt and pepper. Stuff chicken breasts with cream cheese, lemon and capers and serve on a bed of garlicky tomato sauce. Cut a slit in the side of each chicken breast, then use your finger to make a pocket. In a small bowl, mix together the ricotta, half the lemon zest, Parmesan.
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