Thursday, June 9, 2011

Chicken Scaloppine


Made this dish last night for dinner and it was a huge hit. My husband raved about it and actually was sad that the left-overs went towards our daughter's lunch. Haha! I cooked this along with some rice and cooked carrots, it was a super easy dinner (the picture doesn't do the meal justice).

Ingredients:

About 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1-1/2 Tbsp canola oil

1/2 cup chicken broth

2 Tbsp lime juice

2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

Between pieces of plastic wrap, place chicken breast; pound with flat side of meat mallet until about 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with remaining chicken. Cut chicken in half, if desired.

In shallow dish, mix flour, cumin and salt. Coat chicken with flour mixture. Reserve 1 tsp flour mixture.

In 12 inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 3-5 minutes on both sides until golden brown and no longer pick in the center. Remove chicken from skillet and cover to keep warm.

In small bowl, stir reserved 1 tsp flour mixture into broth. Gradually stir broth mixture into skillet. Heat to boiling; stir in lime juice and cilantro (it will smell amazing!). Serve sauce over chicken. Also is great over rice as well.