Piccata chicken

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Whole chicken breasts; skinned; boned and halved
½ cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
Paprika
½ cup Butter
1 tablespoon Olive oil
4 tablespoons Dry sherry or dry red wine
3 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
1 Lemon; sliced
3 tablespoons Capers
⅓ cup Fresh minced parsley
8 servings.

Directions

Flatten chicken breasts until about ¼ inch thick. Combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a bag. Add breasts and shake well. Heat butter and olive oil in skillet until bubbly. Saut‚ chicken breasts a few at a time for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Drain and keep warm. Drain off all but 2 Tablespoons oil. Stir in sherry or wine, scraping the bottom of the skillet to loosen any browned bits. Add lemon juice and slices and heat. Add capers and sprinkle with parsley. Pour sauce over the chicken breasts. Yield: 4 to MRS. ROBERT M. EUBANKS, JR.

From <Traditions:ATasteoftheGoodLife>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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