Go Back
+ servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Chicken
Italian
Servings: 2

Equipment

  • skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. chicken breasts, thin-cut
  • 2-4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 2-3 Tbsp. flour
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 4 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 Tbsp. capers
  • 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • chopped parsley

Instructions 

Prep

  • Slice thin-cut chicken breasts into even halves.
  • Cover the pieces of chicken in plastic wrap and pound them flat and even (about ½ inch).
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the chicken and dust each piece in the flour.
  • Shake off the excess flour and set the cutlets on a plate.

Sauté

  • Place a sauté pan on medium-high heat.
  • When at temperature, add 2 Tbsp. of olive oil and 2 Tbsp. of butter.
  • When the butter has stopped sizzling, add pieces of the chicken to the pan so they are not touching. This will probably take multiple batches.
  • Sauté on the first side for 2½ minutes, then flip the chicken and finish for 2 more minutes.
  • Remove chicken to a plate until all pieces are done.
  • If the pan is getting dry, add 1 Tbsp. of olive oil and 1 Tbsp. of butter for additional batches.

Sauce

  • Add 1 Tbsp. of olive oil to the hot pan.
  • Toss in the crushed garlic and brown for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add white wine and capers to the pan.
  • Scrape the bottom of the pan while stirring and reduce the liquid to about half the volume.
  • Add 2 Tbsp. of butter to the sauce and stir until melted.
  • Add lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.
  • Return the cutlets to the pan and let them simmer in the sauce for a minute or pour the sauce directly over the chicken on the serving plate.
  • Sprinkle with parsley and toss cutlets.