Chicken Francese With Gremolata By Rachael Ray Recipes

CHICKEN FRANCESE WITH GREMOLATA BY RACHAEL RAY

Steps:

• Set oven to 300 degrees.
• Prepare pot with boiling water and cook pasta until just done.
• Combine lemon zest, parsley, anchovy if using, garlic. Set aside.
• Put flour in one dish and beaten eggs in another.
• Dredge seasoned chicken in flour and then in egg.
• Heat a large pan to medium high heat and add 3 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons butter.
• Fry the meat in mixture until just done.
• Place on a platter in warm oven.
• In pan with remaining oil/butter, add wine/stock/lemon juice.
• Reduce while pasta is cooking.
• Add half of the parsley mixture.
• Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in sauce.
• When pasta is done, drain and add to the sauce in the pan, along with the spinach and basil.
• Warm until vegetables are wilted.
• Place chicken on warmed dinner plates.
• Top each with some of the reserved parsley mixture and serve with the pasta on the side.

RACHAEL RAY CHICKEN FRANCESE AND WILTED SPINACH

Steps:

• season chicken cutlets with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning.
• dredge the chicken in flour.
• in a small bowl, beat the eggs and egg yolk with milk or half-and-half.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• add 2 tablespoons of EVOO and 2 tablespoons of butter to skillet.
• when heated add the crushed garlic, fry until aromatic.
• coat the chicken in the egg and milk mixture and fry on both sides for about 7-8 minutes.
• transfer chicken to plate and keep warm.
• add wine to the skillet, reduce for 1 minute.
• add the remaining tablespoon of butter, and parsley to the pan.
• pour sauce over chicken.
• bring skillet back to heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons of EVOO.
• add garlic and saute for about 1 minute.
• add the spinach, toss to coat with the oil, keep tossing until spinach becomes wilted.
• add nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
• server chicken along side the spinach.
• pass crusty bread around.

CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Dust chicken with flour.
• In a flat container mix together eggs and enough parmesan cheese to create a thick batter (something like pancake batter).
• Dip breasts in batter and cook at medium to med-high heat in a little olive oil, brown a little on both sides.
• Remove all chicken to a platter- keep warm.
• In same skillet increase heat to a med-high and quickly brown the garlic (not too brown) then deglaze pan with wine and let"boil" a few minutes.
• Add broth, butter and let cook until butter has melted.
• Add parsley, quickly whisking together.
• Add lemon juice 1/4 at a time until desired taste.
• Thicken if desired.
• Ladle over chicken and pasta on individual plates, with a garnish of lemon wedges and parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN FRANCESE AND EGG TAGLIATELLE

Steps:

• Warm a serving platter in a 250 degree F oven.
• Pile the parsley, anchovies and garlic on a cutting board and finely chop them together. Mix in the lemon zest.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.
• Meanwhile, cut into and across the chicken breasts and open them like a book. Pound into very thin cutlets, 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper on both sides, then dredge in flour to coat. Beat the eggs in a shallow dish with a splash of water.
• Heat 2 tablespoons EVOO and 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Dip 2 pieces of the chicken in the egg to coat, then saute until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to the warm platter. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet and cook the remaining pieces of chicken. Add to the platter.
• Add the chicken stock, wine and lemon juice to the skillet and simmer until slightly reduced. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and stir until melted. Add the chicken to the sauce, turning it to coat, then return the chicken to the platter. Add half the parsley-anchovy gremolata to the sauce, then add the pasta and toss for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Garnish the chicken with the remaining gremolata and serve alongside the pasta.