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Dinner for 4

Chicken Francese

Flour-coated chicken dipped in egg cooks in a skillet before simmering in a lemon butter sauce.

$1.87per serving $
25 minstart to table
4servings

ItalianHigh-proteinBudgetFamilyDinners

Ingredients

  • 2 large chicken breasts
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 50 g / 3 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 2 cups chicken stock/broth
  • 1/3 cup chardonnay or other dry white wine
  • 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley (optional)

Steps

  1. Slice the chicken breasts into thin cutlets and season them with salt and pepper.
  2. Whisk the eggs and milk in one shallow bowl and place the flour in another.
  3. Coat each chicken cutlet in flour, dip it in egg, and shake off the excess.
  4. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the chicken for 3 minutes per side.
  5. Melt the butter in the skillet, whisk in 2 tablespoons flour, and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Whisk in the broth, wine, salt, and lemon juice, then simmer for 4 minutes.
  7. Return the chicken and cook until it reaches 165 F, then sprinkle with parsley.

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