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Chicken Francese

HB-6432 · Hand-built original · Western

Egg-battered chicken cutlets pan fried until golden, served in a white wine and lemon sauce enriched with butter.

WesternMains25 minServes 4411 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

Servings:4quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 2 large chicken breasts (, skinless boneless (8¾-10½ oz / 8-10oz each)
  • 1/4 cup flour (, plain / all-purpose)
  • 1 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp milk ( (any fat %)
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon (, thinly sliced 1/8")
  • 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp flour (, plain / all-purpose)
  • 2 cups chicken stock/broth (, low sodium)
  • 1/3 cup Chardonnay or other dry white wine (Note 1)
  • 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (no pepper!)
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley (, for garnish (optional)

Method

  1. Slice each chicken breast in half horizontally to make four thin steaks.
  2. Whisk the eggs with the milk in a shallow bowl, and mix the 1/4 cup flour with the salt and black pepper on a plate.
  3. Coat the chicken pieces in the seasoned flour and shake off the excess.
  4. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat, dip the floured chicken in the egg, let the excess drip off, and fry for 3 minutes until golden.
  5. Turn the cutlets, lower the heat to medium, and cook for 4 minutes more until golden and cooked through, then move them to a plate.
  6. Fry the lemon slices in the same pan for about a minute per side until they soften and brown, then set them aside and wipe the pan clean.
  7. Melt the butter over medium heat, stir in the 2 tablespoons flour for 1 minute, and gradually whisk in the chicken stock so no lumps form.
  8. Add the Chardonnay and the 1/2 teaspoon salt and simmer the sauce for 3 to 4 minutes until it turns syrupy.
  9. Return the chicken and lemon slices to the pan, spoon the sauce generously over each piece, scatter parsley across the top, and serve.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 15 min · Total: 25 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

411 kcalCalories
41.9 gProtein
11.9 gCarbs
19.5 gFat
9.9 gSaturates
1.1 gFibre
0.7 gSugars
416 mgSodium
214 mgCholesterol
523 mgPotassium
48 mgCalcium
2.2 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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