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Chicken Francese

This tender, egg-battered chicken with a silky lemon-butter-wine sauce is a Five-Star meal that you can easily make for a weeknight dinner!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Sauce

  • 4 tbsp butter, divided
  • 1 lemon, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup white wine
  • ¾ cup chicken brother or stock
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • kosher salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Place chicken on large cutting board, cover with plastic wrap. Alternatively, you can use a reusable bag.  Pound with the flat end of the meat tenderizer until they are thin cutlets.
  • Slice one lemon into thin slices. Juice lemon to make 1 tablespoon lemon juice.  Freeze the rest of the lemon juice to use for future recipes. 
  • Whisk together the flour, salt and pepper in the coating tray or bowl.
  • Place the eggs and milk in a coating tray or bowl, whisk well.
  • Dredge each piece of chicken first in the flour, then coat with egg mixture.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.  When oil is shimmering, add chicken in a single layer (if they all don’t fit in your pan, cook in batches). Cook for 4 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cooked through.
  • Remove chicken from the skillet, cover with foil to keep warm and set aside. Wipe out your skillet with a paper towel.

Sauce

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in the skillet over medium heat. Add lemon slices, and cook for 2-3 minutes or until lemon slices have browned slightly. Remove lemon slices from skillet.
  • Add remaining 3 tablespoons butter to the skillet. Once melted, add the flour, whisking constantly and cook for one minute.
  • Add the wine, simmer for 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock, simmer @ 4-5 minutes, until sauce has thickened slightly.
  • Pour in the lemon juice, give a good stir, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Return the chicken to the pan. Spoon sauce over the chicken, then top with cooked lemon slices. Sprinkle with parsley, serve immediately.
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