Italian-Style Lemon Chicken
Recipe: #30808
October 28, 2018
Categories: Chicken, Tomato, Onions, Italian No Eggs, Fresh Tomatoes, Boneless Pieces, Chicken Dinner, Italian Dinner, more
"From one of our national supermarkets and their free monthly magazine August 2018."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (324.7 g)
- Calories 416.9
- Total Fat - 21.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 11.4 g
- Cholesterol - 150.8 mg
- Sodium - 385.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 13.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.8 g
- Sugars - 4.4 g
- Protein - 44.4 g
- Calcium - 147.5 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 72.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place 1 piece of chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and using a meat mallet of rolling pin to gently pound until thick and then repeat with the remaining chicken breast fillets.
Step 2
Heat a large flameproof roasting pan over high heat and melt 20 grams of the butter in the pan and then add the chicken to the pan and cook for 2 minutes each side or until the chicken is golden brown and just cooked through and transfer the chicken to a large heatproof plate and cover with foil to keep warm and then reduce the heat to medium.
Step 3
Place remaining but in the pan and cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until the butter melts and is golden brown and then add the garlic and capers to the pan and cook for 1 minute or until the capers are crisp and then add the lemon zest and lemon juice and stir to combine.
Step 4
Return the chicken and any juices to the pan and cook, turning occasionally for 2 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens slightly.
Step 5
Meanwhile, place the tomato, onion, olives and fetta in a bowl and gently toss to combine.
Step 6
Sprinkle the chicken with the tomato mixture and parsley and serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.