Herbed Chicken Piccata

By ctaubenheim

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp dry breadcrumbs
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 1 tsp grated lemon rind
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 (4oz) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
• cooking spray
• 1 tsp stick margarine or butter
• 8 thin lemon slices
• 1/4 cup low salt chicken broth
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Details

Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish. Place each chicken breast half between 2 sheets of heavy duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4 inch thickness using a meat mallet or rolling pin. Lightly coat both sides of chicken with cooking spray; dredge chicken in breadcrumb mixture. Melt margarine in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from pan; keep warm. Add lemon slices to pan; saute 30 seconds. Add broth, parsley, and lemon juice; cook 1 minute. Spoon sauce over chicken.

Calories: 160
Total Fat: 2.9g
Carbs: 6.9g
Cholesterol: 66mg
Sodium: 115mg