This recipe for Lively Lemon Chicken and
Capers was submitted by Helen Conwell, Fairhope, AL.
Lively
Lemon Chicken with Capers
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken
breast halves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh
mint
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh
basil
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh
thyme
- 1/4 cup minced sundried
tomatoes in oil
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon dehydrated minced onion
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup dry vermouth
1 tablespoon small capers
Lemon slices
Mint sprigs
- Gently pound chicken to
1/4 inch thickness; sprinkle with salt.
- In medium bowl, mix together
mint, basil, thyme and tomatoes; sprinkle over chicken. Roll
up each chicken breast and fasten with toothpicks.
- In large frypan, place
olive oil and heat to medium temperature. Add chicken and cook,
turning, about 10 minutes or until brown on all sides.
- Stir in chicken broth
and lemon juice, scraping any brown bits from bottom of pan.
Add onion, cover and simmer about 10 minutes or juices run clear
and fork can be inserted in chicken with ease. Remove chicken
rolls from frypan, set aside and keep warm.
- In small dish, mix cornstarch
and vermouth until smooth. Add to frypan and cook, stirring,
until mixture is clear; stir in capers.
- To serve, place half the
sauce in serving dish, slice chicken and place, overlapping slices,
on top of sauce. Spoon remaining sauce over chicken and garnish
with lemon slices and mint sprigs.
Makes 4 servings.
Recipe provided courtesy
of the National Chicken Council. Used with permission.
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