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Lemon Chicken Scaloppine in Pine Nut Parmesan Crust

 

Love the crust on this chicken...
 

4 boneless 

 

skinless chicken breast halves

 

1 cup 

 

flour

 

2½ tsp 

 

salt, divided

 

1 tsp 

 

freshly ground black pepper

 

3 large 

 

eggs, lightly beaten

 

1½ cups 

 

dry breadcrumbs or panko

 

2 medium 

 

lemons

 

½ cup 

 

grated Parmesan cheese

 

½ cup 

 

pine nuts, coarsely chopped

 

2 Tbs 

 

chopped fresh basil

 

2 Tbs 

 

butter (about)

 

2 Tbs 

 

extra- virgin olive oil (about)

 

 

1

Using a meat mallet or rolling pin, pound chicken breasts between 2 pieces of waxed paper or plastic wrap until they are ¼-inch thick.

2

Combine flour, 1 tsp. salt, and pepper on a large plate. Put eggs on a separate plate. On a third plate, combine bread crumbs, zest from 1 lemon (about 2 tsp.), 1 tsp. salt, cheese, pine nuts, and basil. Sprinkle chicken with remaining ½ tsp. salt. Coat both sides in flour, then eggs (allowing excess to drip off), then bread crumb mixture, pressing mixture in slightly.

3

In a large skillet over a medium flame, heat 1 T. butter and 1 T. olive oil. When pan is hot, add 1 to 2 chicken breasts; cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until golden and cooked through. Remove and keep warm on a plate tented with foil. Add more butter and oil to skillet with each batch. Cut remaining unpeeled lemon into large wedges. Squeeze 2 wedges over chicken before serving and place remaining wedges on platter with chicken.

 

Servings: 4

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