Showing posts with label chicken piccata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken piccata. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Salad with Leftover Chicken

Wanted to keep dinner simple tonight and use the leftovers from yesterday.

I had leftover chicken piccata from last night.  I just added it to make a salad.

Green Leaf Lettuce
Leftover Chicken
Heirloom Tomato
A couple of Strawberries
Some Sprouts
A little romano cheese grated over top and then used the french dressing that I made to go with the dinner last night.





Monday, September 26, 2011

Chicken Piccata

Here is a recipe that I have for Chicken Piccata:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half and pounded into cutlets
Salt and Black Pepper
Flour
Oil
1/4 cup dry white wine (I used a Viognier, this happened to be what I had open)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup chicken broth (I used my homemade broth that I pulled from the freezer)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon drained capers
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Lemon Slices

Season cutlets with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour.  Coat a pan with nonstick spray, add oil and heat over medium-high heat.  Saute cutlets 2-3 minutes on one side.  Flip cutlets over and saute the other side, covered, 1-2 minutes.  Transfer cutlets to a warmed platter.  Deglaze pan with wine and add garlic.  Cook until garlic is slightly brown and liquid is nearly evaporated, about 2 minutes.  Add broth, lemon juice, and capers.  Return cutlets to pan and cook on each side for about 1 minute. Transfer cutlets to plates.  Finish sauce with butter and lemons.  Once butter melts, pour sauce over cutlets.  Garnish with fresh parsley (optional).

To go along with this I served the chicken over a cooked capellini pasta.  

Also a salad of green leaf lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, dried cherries (if you have never had that in a salad I highly recommend) and some croutons.  It was dressed with a homemade french dressing.