Lemon Garlic Chicken Scallopini Food

LEMON-CILANTRO CHICKEN SCALOPPINE (SCALLOPINE OR SCALLOPINI)

Steps:

• BASIC CHICKEN SCALOPPINE (first three ingredients).
• Rinse 4 boneless, skinned chicken breast halves (5 to 6 oz. each); pat dry.
• Sprinkle both sides lightly with salt and pepper.
• Place halves between sheets of plastic wrap; with a mallet or a rolling pin, gently pound chicken to an even 1/4 inch thick. Peel off wrap.
• Put about 1/2 cup all-purpose flour in a shallow container. Turn each piece of chicken in flour to coat lightly.
• Set a 10- to 12-inch nonstick pan over medium-high heat; when hot, add 2 teaspoons olive oil. Lay 2 pieces of chicken in pan; cook, turning once, until no longer pink in the center (cut to test), 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a platter or plates and keep warm in a 200° oven.
• Repeat to cook remaining chicken in 2 more teaspoons oil.
• LEMON-CILANTRO CHICKEN SCALOPPINE (last 9 ingredients).
• You'll need to use the Basic Chicken Scaloppine (see above) and then continue with remaining directions below.
• Keep basic chicken scaloppine warm in a 200° oven.
• Add olive oil and garlic to hot pan used to cook chicken (don't wash) and stir over high heat until garlic is slightly limp, about 15 seconds.
• Add chicken broth, lemon peel, lemon juice, and chile flakes to pan; stir until mixture is boiling. Boil, stirring occasionally, until juices are slightly reduced, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, then stir in fresh cilantro.
• Spoon sauce evenly over chicken. Add salt and pepper to taste, and garnish with lemon wedges.
• Yield.
• Makes 4 servings.

CHICKEN SCALOPPINI WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Put the flour in a large shallow dish and season with the salt and pepper. Pat the chicken scaloppini dry with paper towels, then put them in the flour, coating the chicken on both sides. Set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a 14-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the floured chicken and cook, in batches if needed, until deeply golden, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a wire rack-lined sheet tray.
• Reduce the heat under the same cast-iron skillet and add the onion, garlic and rosemary. Stir occasionally and cook until the onions are translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the butter and capers and scrape the skillet as the butter melts to deglaze. Add the chicken stock and lemon juice, stirring to combine. Add the chicken pieces back to warm through and allow the sauce to reduce, another 2 to 3 minutes, spooning the sauce over the chicken to coat.
• Garnish with the lemon supremes and serve.

SKILLET LEMON CHICKEN SCALOPPINI

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.

LEMON CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour to coat. Shake off excess.
• In a large frying pan, melt butter in oil over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes per side. Remove and keep warm.
• Add garlic to pan and cook for 1 minute, until translucent. Add broth, vermouth, marjoram, and bay leaf to the pan.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Return chicken to the pan; add artichoke hearts and 4 lemon slices. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes, until liquid begins to thicken and flavors are blended. Discard bay leaf and lemon slices.
• Arrange chicken and artichokes on a platter. Pour sauce over chicken. Garnish with remaining lemon.

CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH LEMON GLAZE (LOW FAT AND DELICIOUS!)

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!

COPYCAT TGI FRIDAY'S LEMON CHICKEN SCALOPPINE

Steps:

• FOR THE CHICKEN: heat a sauté pan over medium heat.
• Add oil and heat.
• Add chicken pieces to the sauté pan and sauté on each side for one minute (or until no longer pink).
• Add the sliced mushrooms to the sauté pan and sauté with the chicken for an additional minute.
• When the mushrooms are cooked, squeeze the juice from the lemons into the sauté pan and coat the chicken with the juice (ensure there are no seeds).
• Add the cream to the pan and stir to incorporate.
• Add the lemon sauce and stir to incorporate- DO NOT RETURN TO HEAT/FLAME!
• FOR THE LEMON SAUCE: boil the chablis to reduce to 2 cups.
• Add the lemon juice and butter and melt slowly.
• Add the whipping cream and simmer on low heat until thickened.
• Add the spices and cool to room temperature.
• TO SERVE: in a large bowl, twirl the pasta into a nest.
• Sprinkle the chicken pieces on the pasta and pour the remaining contents of the pan on and around the chicken.
• Sprinkle the artichokes, pancetta and capers over the entire dish.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.

CHICKEN SCALLOPINI A LA LEMON BASIL

Steps:

• First -- this is quick cooking, the sauce, the chicken and the pasta, so make sure you have all your herbs chopped, lemons sliced and chicken ready.
• Chicken -- In a pie plate or medium size pan add the flour, salt and lemon pepper. Now if the chicken isn't pounded, put your chicken breasts between saran or plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet, rolling pin or even a heavy skillet to flatten. Don't go too far, but you want a nice thin fillet. Then dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture. Then set to the side on a plate while you start the pasta.
• Pasta -- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta according to directions.
• Garlic Oil -- In a small sauce pan add the garlic and olive oil and cook on medium just 2-3 minutes until the garlic slightly browns but doesn't fry. Just to infuse the oil.
• Pasta and Chicken -- As the water boil, add the pasta. I like a dried spinach pasta, but I have used everything from angel hair to fettuccini for this. Just use your favorite. The spinach to me really adds a lot of flavor, but if you can't find that. Use a regular pasta.
• So as the pasta boils, heat up the butter and oil in a large pan, non stick preferred. Add the chicken and lemon slices and saute 3-4 minutes per side until the chicken is golden brown. It doesn't take long. Flip the lemon a couple of times to get golden brown. Once done, remove the chicken to a plate along with the lemons and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Pasta, Oil, Chicken, and Sauce -- Ok, the pasta should be done. Check it -- drain and set to the side. Olive oil, remove the garlic and the olive oil is done -- Chicken is done and resting -- Sauce. Time to start.
• Sauce -- To the pan you cooked the chicken in, add the shallot and cook just a minute, then add the flour and whisk in, then add the wine, broth and lemon juice and cook until reduced by half, about 3-4 minutes on a medium heat. Reduce and add the cream, thyme, parsley, basil, salt and pepper and any juices from the chicken plate.
• Serving -- Toss the pasta with the garlic oil, lemon pepper, salt and lemon juice. Plate up some pasta on each plate. Top with one of the chicken breasts and then drizzle with the wine sauce. Garnish with a couple of the lemon slices and just enjoy!