Chicken Breast Piccata So Good So Easy

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 whole boneless skinless chicken breast (2 halves)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 1 dash brine, from capers (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut each half of chicken breast in half, horizontally, so that you have 4 quarters of the chicken breast. place one of the quarters into a ziplock freezer bag, and seal. pound with a wooden mallet till 1/8 to 1/4 in thick. remove from bag and repeat process with remaining chicken breast quarters.
• 2 sprinkle pounded breasts with salt and pepper and very lightly with garlic powder on each side.
• 3 lightly dredge in the flour, shaking off all excess, there should be a very light coating of flour.
• 4 heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat, in non stick skillet till butter just starts to foam. add chicken breasts .
• 5 saute very quickly, approximately 5 minutes on each side. lower heat to low. add lemon juice and capers to pan. toss all together, still over heat. let cook 2 more minutes.
• 6 remove chicken breast to platter and pour any remaining juices with capers over the chicken.
• 7 i serve this with fettuccini alfredo and fresh cooked spinach with lemon.