Chicken Scallopini

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Breast Recipes. (Chicken Scallopini). While many have heard of veal scallopini, you can make this Italian dish with most any meat or even vegetables. The trick is to use a demi-glace of the same style -- i.e., a venison demi if using deer. You can 'fake' a demi-glace by reducing an appropriate brown stock and adding a water and flour slurry to thicken. Makes an awesome romantic dinner for two.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Chicken Scallopini

Ingredients

1 clove garlic

pressed

¼ cup butter

softened

2 skinless

boneless chicken breast halves

½ cup all-purpose flour

salt and ground black pepper to taste

4 ounces sliced mushrooms

20 capers

or to taste

2 tablespoons lemon juice

¼ cup white wine

2 tablespoons chicken-flavored demi-glace

or to taste

1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley

or to taste

2 lemon slices

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

In a small bowl stir together the garlic and butter until well combined. Set aside. Place a chicken breast half on a work surface with the thick side facing to the right (if you're right-handed) and place your left hand down on the chicken breast. Using a very sharp knife carefully cut the chicken breast from the thick side to about 1/2 inch from the edge of the thin side in a horizontal cut. Open the cut chicken breast and spread it out like an open book. Using a meat mallet gently pound the butterflied chicken breast out until it's an even thickness.

Step 2

Place the flour into a shallow dish and dredge each chicken breast on both sides with flour. Melt the garlic butter in a large skillet over medium heat until it stops foaming and cook each chicken breast until golden brown on both sides 6 to 8 minutes per side. Sprinkle each breast with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken breasts to a platter and keep warm.

Step 3

Cook and stir the mushrooms in the same skillet as the chicken until the mushrooms have absorbed the remaining butter in the skillet and have begun to turn brown at the edges. Stir in capers lemon juice white wine and chicken demi-glace and stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer. Adjust salt and pepper again and stir the parsley into the sauce.

Step 4

Remove the chicken breasts to plates and serve the sauce over the chicken. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice.

Nutritional Information

Chicken Scallopini

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 541.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 34.8g 70%

Carbohydrates: 34.8g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2.5g 10%

Sugars: 3.2g

Fat: 27.2g 42%

Saturated Fat: 15.5g 77%

Cholesterol: 128.2mg 43%

Vitamin A Iu: 799.3IU 16%

Niacin Equivalents: 20.7mg 159%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 38%

Vitamin C: 20.2mg 34%

Folate: 76.7mcg 19%

Calcium: 44.7mg 5%

Iron: 3mg 17%

Magnesium: 45mg 16%

Potassium: 494.5mg 14%

Sodium: 884.4mg 35%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 37%

Calories From Fat: 245

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.