Recipe: Chicken Francese

Chicken French is my favorite!!  I hated the idea of having to give it up except for special occasions so when I came across this recipe on skinnytaste.com I was excited to try it!  It didn't disappoint and it will become a regular in my house!!

Chicken Francese

Ingredients:

• 4 large chicken breasts, thinly sliced (I just used 1 lb of really thin cut breasts)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup egg whites, beaten
• juice from 1 large lemon (about 3 tablespoons, to taste)
• 1/2 lemon sliced thin
• 1/3 cup white wine
• 15 oz. low sodium chicken broth
• cooking spray
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon butter

Season the chicken with the salt & pepper.  Place the flour in a bowl and the egg whites in a separate bowl.

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat.  When hot, spray with cooking spray to lightly coat the bottom.

Lightly flour chicken, then dip in eggs and add to hot pan.  Saute chicken 2-3 minutes on each side (I am a freak about chicken being well done so I did it longer!).  When cooked, transfer onto a plate.  

Place the chicken broth in the bowl with 1 tablespoon of flour and whisk.  Add to the pan along with the juice of the lemon, white wine, lemon slices, parsley and butter and simmer over medium heat for about 2 minutes so it reduces slightly and thickens.  Return the chicken to the pan with the sauce.  Serve immediately.

Healthy chicken French--sooo good!!

I served with white rice and asparagus.  We spooned a bit of the sauce over our rice.