Herbed Chicken Piccata

By Lv2Cook

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
• Cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon margarine
• 8 thin lemon slices
• 1/4 cup low-salt chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 5 ingredients in a shallow dish; set aside.

Place chicken 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 skillet. Set aside; keep warm. Add lemon slices to skillet; sauté 30 seconds. Add broth, parsley, and lemon juice; cook 1 minute. Spoon sauce over chicken.