Sauteed Chicken Breasts With Lemon And Capers Recipes

SAUTéED CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine flour and pepper on sheet of wax paper. Coat chicken with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken to skillet and cook, turning once, until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer to plate.
• Add broth to skillet and bring to boil, stirring to scrape up browned bits from bottom of pan. Cook until broth is reduced slightly, about 3 minutes. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until chicken is heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and capers. Sprinkle with parsley.
• Divide chicken evenly among 4 plates. Drizzle with sauce.
• Serving size: 1 chicken thigh and 1½ tbsp sauce

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Slice each chicken breast in half horizontally. Place each half between sheets of plastic wrap and pound to an even thickness with a meat mallet or small skillet. Place flour on a plate. Season chicken with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off excess. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. In batches, cook chicken until browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side (add remaining oil to pan, if necessary). Transfer to a platter and tent with foil.
• Add vinegar to pan and cook, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon, 1 minute. Add butter and capers and brine; cook, stirring, until butter is melted. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and top with parsley.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Pat chicken dry and season with salt and pepper. In a 12-inch nonstick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté chicken, skin or skinned sides down, 3 minutes, or until golden. Turn chicken over and sauté 1 minute more. Reduce heat to moderately low and cook chicken, covered, until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Coarsely chop capers and in a large bowl toss chicken with any juices from skillet, capers, and vinaigrette. Serve chicken warm or at room temperature.

CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

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.

SAUTEED CHICKEN WITH CAPERS AND LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Season cutlets with salt and pepper.
• Grate 1/2 tsp lemon zest and squeeze 2 T juice from the lemon.
• Set aside.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until golden brown and cooked through (~2-3minutes per side).
• Remove chicken to serving plates, leaving drippings in the pan.
• Add 3 T water, lemon juice, lemon zest and capers to the pan and cook, stirring up browned bits from bottom of pan, for about 1 minute.
• Mash a few of the capers into the sauce with the back of a spoon.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve.

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS

Steps:

• for Lemon Vinaigrette: 1. Squeeze enough juice from lemons to measure 1/3 cup. 2. In a bowl combine lemon juice with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk in oil in a slow stream. *Vinaigrette may be made 3 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before proceeding. 3. Pound chicken with the flat size of a meat tenderizer and season with salt and pepper. In a 12 inch nonstick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté chicken, skinned sides down, 3 minutes, or until golden. Turn chicken over and sauté 1 more minute. Reduce heat to moderately low and cook chicken, covered, until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. 4. Coarsely chop capers and in a large bowl toss chicken with any juices from skillet, capers, and vinaigrette. Serve chicken warm or at room temperature

SAUTéED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH LEMON AND CAPERS - WW 5

Steps:

• Spray a 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set over medium-high heat.
• In small bowl, whisk together flour with pepper. Coat chicken with flour.
• Brown chicken in a single layer in prepared skillet until golden on bottom, about 6 minutes. Turn chicken and brown on the other side, about 4 more minutes. Remove chicken from skillet and set aside. Note: you may have to brown the chicken in two batches.
• Pour broth into hot skillet and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon. Return chicken to skillet, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in lemon juice and capers and heat for 30 seconds.
• Serve green beans on the side.

CHICKEN WITH ROASTED LEMONS, GREEN OLIVES, AND CAPERS

Steps:

• For roasted lemons:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange lemon slices in single layer on prepared sheet. Brush lemon slices with olive oil; sprinkle lightly with salt. Roast until slightly dry and beginning to brown around edges, about 25 minutes. (Lemons can be made 1 day ahead. Transfer to container. Cover; chill.)
• For chicken:
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Heat 5 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Stir in olives and capers. Add stock and bring to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet. Boil until liquid is reduced to syrup consistency, turning chicken over after 3 minutes, about 5 minutes. Add butter, roasted lemon slices, and 2 tablespoons parsley; simmer until butter melts and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to platter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.

PAN ROASTED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH LEMON AND CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the lowest position and heat the oven to 450°F Pat the chicken dry with paper towels and sean with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a 12" oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Carefully lay the chicken breasts skin-side down in the skillet and cook until well browned, 6-8 minutes. Turn the chicken breasts and continue to brown lightly on the second side, about 3 minutes.
• Turn the chicken beasts skin-side down and transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast until the thickest part of the brests registers 160F on an instant read thermometer - about 15-20 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from the oven (warning: The handles are HOT!). Transfer the chicken breasts to a plate, tent loosely with foil, and let rest while making the sauce.
• Sauce: Being careful of the hot pan handle, add the oil to the skillet and return to medium heat until shimmering. Add the shallot and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the broth, scraping up any browned bits. Bring to a simmer and cook 2-3 minutes to reduce slightly.
• Stir in any accumulated juices from the chicken and return to a simmer. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Carve chicken and serve with sauce.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CAPERS, SHALLOTS, LEMON, AND WINE

Steps:

• Sauté shallots and garlic in olive oil until softened.
• Remove from the pan and sauté chicken for several minutes until about half way cooked.
• Mix water and flour to make a paste.
• Add shallots and garlic back to pan, add wine, lemon juice, capers, and flour paste.
• Sauté on medium high until liquid is reduced to half and chicken is cooked through.
• Serve over "Mia's incredible rice" or pasta.