Lemon Chicken Breasts with Capers
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.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have 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:
  1. Get 6 oz 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. Take 1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs
  4. Make ready 4 tbsp capers, rinsed, drained, patted dry, and chopped
  5. Take 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  6. Get 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley
  7. Take 3/4 tsp Kosher salt
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  9. Make ready 3 tbsp butter
  10. Get 1 tbsp olive oil
  11. Prepare 2 medium garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  12. Get 1/2 cup lower-sodium chicken broth

Transfer chicken to a heated platter. Add broth to pan, scraping any browned bits on the bottom. Stir in lemon juice and capers and heat through. This simple chicken recipes features chicken breasts browned in a skillet then topped with a flavorful sauce of lemon juice, capers, parsley, and vermouth.

Steps to make Lemon Chicken Breasts with Capers:
  1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 425°F.
  2. Make a lengthwise horizontal slice almost through each chicken breast and open each up like a book.
  3. Flatten the chicken with a meat mallet until it is 1/4" thick.
  4. 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.
  5. Sprinkle the mixture on top of the chicken breasts.
  6. Fold each breast closed and secure with toothpicks.
  7. Sprinkle the breasts with salt and pepper.
  8. 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.
  9. Add the chicken and cook, without touching, until it browns and easily releases from the pan, about 2 minutes.
  10. Turn the chicken and cook the other side until browned, about 2 more minutes.
  11. 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.
  12. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter and tent with foil.
  13. 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.
  14. Remove from heat and whisk in 2 Tbsp of the lemon juice and the remaining 2 Tbsp of butter.
  15. Taste and add more lemon juice, salt, and pepper, if needed.
  16. Serve the chicken drizzled with the butter sauce and sprinkled with the remaining 1 Tbsp parsley.

Round out the meal by serving the chicken over pasta with a side dish of. Baked Lemon Chicken and Potatoes (Tips for tender chicken breast) 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. Pat dry with a paper towel.

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