Lemon Cilantro Chicken Scallopini Recipes

LEMON-CILANTRO CHICKEN SCALOPPINE (SCALLOPINE OR SCALLOPINI)

Steps:

• BASIC CHICKEN SCALOPPINE (first three ingredients).
• Rinse 4 boneless, skinned chicken breast halves (5 to 6 oz. each); pat dry.
• Sprinkle both sides lightly with salt and pepper.
• Place halves between sheets of plastic wrap; with a mallet or a rolling pin, gently pound chicken to an even 1/4 inch thick. Peel off wrap.
• Put about 1/2 cup all-purpose flour in a shallow container. Turn each piece of chicken in flour to coat lightly.
• Set a 10- to 12-inch nonstick pan over medium-high heat; when hot, add 2 teaspoons olive oil. Lay 2 pieces of chicken in pan; cook, turning once, until no longer pink in the center (cut to test), 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a platter or plates and keep warm in a 200° oven.
• Repeat to cook remaining chicken in 2 more teaspoons oil.
• LEMON-CILANTRO CHICKEN SCALOPPINE (last 9 ingredients).
• You'll need to use the Basic Chicken Scaloppine (see above) and then continue with remaining directions below.
• Keep basic chicken scaloppine warm in a 200° oven.
• Add olive oil and garlic to hot pan used to cook chicken (don't wash) and stir over high heat until garlic is slightly limp, about 15 seconds.
• Add chicken broth, lemon peel, lemon juice, and chile flakes to pan; stir until mixture is boiling. Boil, stirring occasionally, until juices are slightly reduced, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, then stir in fresh cilantro.
• Spoon sauce evenly over chicken. Add salt and pepper to taste, and garnish with lemon wedges.
• Yield.
• Makes 4 servings.

CHICKEN SCALOPPINE WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Slice each chicken thigh open like a book and lay it flat between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat pounder, a wine bottle or the bottom of a heavy skillet, pound each piece of chicken to 1/4-inch thickness. Put two large skillets over medium-high heat for a minute or 2. Meanwhile, sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper and put the flour and bread crumbs on two plates or in two shallow bowls. Beat the eggs in another shallow bowl. Sprinkle all with salt and pepper.
• Add 1 tablespoon each oil and butter to each skillet and swirl it around. When it is hot - a pinch of flour will sizzle - dredge a piece of the chicken in the flour, then dip it in the eggs and finally dredge it in the bread crumbs. Add the chicken piece to one of the pans, then repeat with another piece in the second pan. (You may be able to fit more than one paillard in each pan at a time.)
• Cook the chicken, rotating occasionally and regulating the heat if necessary so it sizzles constantly but doesn't burn. When the pieces are brown, after about 2 minutes, turn them over.
• Cook on the second side until the chicken is firm to the touch, 1 to 2 minutes. (Cut into one with a thin-bladed knife; the center should be white or slightly pink.) Transfer the chicken to a platter and put it in the oven. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and repeat with the remaining chicken, adding more oil and butter to each skillet as necessary.
• When all the chicken is cooked, turn off the heat under one of the skillets. Add a tablespoon or 2 more oil or butter to the other pan if it looks dry and sprinkle the fat with 2 teaspoons of the remaining flour. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the wine and stir and scrape the pan until the wine has reduced by about half, about 1 minute. Add the stock and lemon juice and cook, stirring, until the mixture is slightly thickened and a bit syrupy, another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter and swirl the pan around until it melts. Add any juices that have accumulated around the cooked chicken, along with the 1/4 cup parsley. Stir, taste and adjust the seasoning. Spoon the sauce over the chicken, garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

CHICKEN SCALLOPINI WITH LEMON BUTTER PASTA RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1.Pound the chicken tenders with meat pounder to flatten them. Season them with salt and pepper. Diced onion and bacon into small pieces and slice garlic. 2.Start boiling water to cook pasta in a large pot. When the pasta is cooked, drain water but please remember to keep ½ cup of the water that was used to cook the pasta. Set aside if the pasta sauce is not cooked yet. 3.Meanwhile in a large frying pan, heat olive oil on medium heat. Fry the chicken on both sides until slightly browned. Transfer onto a plate and set aside. 4.In the same frying pan, sauté the onions and garlic for 1-2 minutes. 5.Add the bacon and cook until onions become translucent. 6.Add the thyme and mushrooms and sauté until mushrooms become soft. 7.Add the tomatoes, cream, butter, and lemon juice. Bring it to a simmer and season with salt and pepper to taste. If you add bacon, it's already salty so be careful not to make it too salty (keep in mind the pasta will make the sauce more bland). Remove from heat. 8.By this time pasta is cooked already, so add the pasta in the pan and toss it in the creamy sauce. Slowly stir in the pasta water to loosen up and thin out the sauce. 9.Add the chicken to the pan and toss lightly so that chicken will warm up. Serve the pasta on the serving plates, top with the chicken and sauce. Garnish with arugula and sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN SCALLOPINI

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the garlic and butter until well combined. Set aside. Place a chicken breast half on a work surface with the thick side facing to the right (if you're right-handed), and place your left hand down on the chicken breast. Using a very sharp knife, carefully cut the chicken breast from the thick side to about 1/2 inch from the edge of the thin side, in a horizontal cut. Open the cut chicken breast and spread it out like an open book. Using a meat mallet, gently pound the butterflied chicken breast out until it's an even thickness.
• Place the flour into a shallow dish, and dredge each chicken breast on both sides with flour. Melt the garlic butter in a large skillet over medium heat until it stops foaming, and cook each chicken breast until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Sprinkle each breast with salt and pepper. Remove the chicken breasts to a platter, and keep warm.
• Cook and stir the mushrooms in the same skillet as the chicken until the mushrooms have absorbed the remaining butter in the skillet and have begun to turn brown at the edges. Stir in capers, lemon juice, white wine, and chicken demi-glace, and stir to combine. Reduce to a simmer. Adjust salt and pepper again, and stir the parsley into the sauce.
• Remove the chicken breasts to plates, and serve the sauce over the chicken. Garnish each serving with a lemon slice.

LEMON CILANTRO CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cilantro, 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and lemon zest. Loosen skin around the chicken breast, leg and thigh. Rub the cilantro mixture under and over the skin. Rub any remaining mixture into the cavity. Drizzle with remaining oil. Sprinkle with paprika and pepper., Place in a 6- or 7-qt. slow cooker. Add wine to slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until a thermometer reads 180°. Remove chicken to a serving platter; cover and let stand 15 minutes before carving. Skim fat and thicken juices if desired. Serve with chicken.

SKILLET LEMON CHICKEN SCALOPPINI

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cut 1 lemon into 4 wedges; squeeze juice from remaining lemon. Reserve lemon wedges and juice for later use.
• Whisk egg in shallow dish until blended. Combine bread crumbs and Parmesan in separate shallow dish. Add flour to third shallow dish. Dip chicken, 1 breast at a time, into flour, then egg, then panko mixture, turning to evenly coat both sides of each breast with each ingredient.
• Melt butter with oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 2 to 3 min. or until bottoms of breasts are golden brown. Turn; cook on medium heat 2 to 3 min. or until chicken is done. Transfer chicken to plate, reserving drippings in skillet; cover chicken to keep warm.
• Add onions to drippings in skillet; cook and stir 30 sec. Stir in chicken broth and reserved lemon juice; cook on medium-high heat 6 to 8 min. or until sauce is slightly reduced, stirring occasionally and scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet. Add cream cheese spread; cook 1 min. or until completely melted, stirring constantly with whisk.
• Drain orzo; spoon onto platter. Top with chicken and cream cheese sauce. Serve with reserved lemon wedges.