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Easy After-Work Chicken Française

This is an easy, family-favorite recipe for thinly sliced chicken breasts. It's quick enough to throw together after a long day at work. Serve it over white rice or pasta with green beans or a salad.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: dinner, main dish
Cuisine: American, French
Calories: 694
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 large eggs beaten
  • 1 pound thin-sliced chicken breast cutlets
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or as needed
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 4 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 1 medium lemon cut into wedges

Equipment

  • Whisk
  • Tongs
  • Lemon juicer (optional)
  • Shallow dish or bowl (for dredging)
  • Large skillet

Method
 

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Whisk 2 cups flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl. Whisk eggs in another shallow bowl.
  3. Dredge chicken in flour; shake off excess. Dip into beaten egg. Lift up so excess egg drips back into the bowl.
  4. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken until golden brown, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes per side; transfer to a plate.
  5. Melt butter in the same skillet over medium-low heat.
  6. Whisk in 2 tablespoons flour and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes.
  7. Gradually whisk chicken broth and lemon juice into flour mixture, and bring to a simmer. Cook and stir until thick and smooth, about 10 minutes
  8. Return chicken to the skillet. Continue simmering until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes.
  9. Garnish with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition

Calories: 694kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 38gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 223mgSodium: 872mgPotassium: 611mgFiber: 4gVitamin C: 65mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 6mg

Notes

Golden, pan-fried chicken cutlets in a silky lemon-butter wine sauce—ready in under 30 minutes!

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