Olive Garden Chicken With Lemon Sage Sauce Recipes

OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN WITH LEMON SAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350ºF.
• To make the PICCATTA BATTER, combine eggs, cheeses, parsley and basil together in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
• To prepare the CHICKEN, pound chicken breasts until ¼" thick.
• Dredge chicken in the flour mixture and dip it in the Piccata batter; coat evenly on both sides.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Place chicken in the skillet and fry until edges are golden brown on each side.
• Transfer chicken from skillet into a baking pan.
• BAKE in a 350ºF oven for 5-6 minutes, until juices run clear.
• To make the SAUCE, drain 3/4 of the oil from skillet and add the shallots, garlic and herbs.
• Saute over medium heat until shallots are transparent.
• Add lemon juice, lemon zest, white wine and reduce liquid by 1/2.
• Add heavy cream and simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly.
• Remove pan from heat and whip in the cold butter.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To SERVE, pour ¼ cup of sauce on plate and place chicken on top. Serve immediately.

OLIVE GARDEN POLLO LIMONE (LEMON CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Season chicken with salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil over high heat.
• Lightly coat chicken with flour shaking off excess.
• Cook in skillet until brown and nearly cooked through.
• Remove chicken and reserve on the side.
• Add 1/2 tsp oil to the skillet reducing heat to low.
• Saute green onions and garlic until tender.
• Deglaze the pan with broth and wine (scraping browned bits from pan).
• Add lemon juice and parsley.
• Bring mixture to a boil over high heat (3 min).
• Add lemon peel and salt and pepper to taste.
• Return chicken to skillet and coat with sauce.
• Cover skillet for 5 minutes over medium-low heat turning chicken once.
• Plate the chicken and top with sauce and parsley for garnish.

OLIVE GARDEN CHICKEN WITH LEMON MARJORAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• PICCATTA BATTER:.
• Combine eggs, cheeses, parsley and basil together in a large mixing bowl.
• CHICKEN:.
• Flour the chicken breast in the flour mixture and dip it in the Piccatta batter.
• Coat evenly on both sides.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat.
• Carefully place it in the skillet and fry.
• When edges are golden brown, turn over and brown the other side.
• Transfer chicken from pan and place it in baking pan.
• Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.
• Using the pan the chicken was cooked in, drain all but 1/4 of the oil.
• Over medium heat add the shallots, garlic and herbs, saute until the shallots are transparent.
• Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, white Zinfandel wine and reduce the liquid by 1/2.
• Add the heavy cream and simmer until the sauce has thickened slightly.
• Remove sauce from heat and whip in the cold butter.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Pour 2 oz. of the sauce on the plate and place the chicken on top and serve.

SAGE AND LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts between wax paper or plastic wrap and pound to 1/2 inch thickness.
• Press 2 or 3 sage leaves on the surface of each breast.
• Combine flour,salt and pepper to taste on a plate, and gently dust chicken with the seasoned flour.
• Heat olive oil in a medium skillet and add chicken, sage-side down.
• Brown for 3 to 5 minutes, then turn over chicken and brown 3 minutes longer.
• Set chicken aside and pour off any fat.
• Add lemon juice and broth to the skillet and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon.
• Return chicken to skillet and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Place chicken on 2 serving plates then add butter to skillet and swirl to melt.
• Spoon sauce over chicken.