Creamy Chicken Francese Recipes

DREAMY CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
• Use a sharp knife to cut each chicken breast horizontally into 3 thin pieces.
• Combine tapioca starch, flour, and salt in a shallow dish and mix well. Place eggs in another shallow dish, and beat well.
• Heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Dip chicken first in flour mixture, then into the eggs, coating completely. Cook chicken, in batches if necessary, until golden and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove chicken to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a drip tray.
• Place chicken in the preheated oven to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, reduce heat to medium-low, and melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in the skillet. Saute garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in cream, broth, wine, lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce has reduced. Sauce can break if the heat is too high and it's not stirred regularly. Serve chicken topped with sauce.

CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Pound each fillet to 1/2-inch thick, if needed.
• Beat eggs, parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, a pinch of salt and some black pepper in a shallow bowl.
• To another shallow bowl, add the flour and season with salt and pepper. Mix with your hands.
• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet or nonstick pan over medium-high heat. When the oil/butter is hot enough for frying, dredge the fillets in the flour first, coating completely, then coat in the egg wash. Allow any excess egg mixture to drip off, then fry fillets in batches of two if you need to for about 4 minutes each side until nice and golden brown. Place each cooked fillet on a paper towel lined plate.
• To the same frying pan, add the crushed garlic, and cook for one minute until fragrant. Add in the white wine, chicken broth and parsley. Allow to cook for about 5 minutes on high heat to reduce down, while swirling the pan occasionally. Reduce heat and add the cream. Simmer on low until slightly thickened. Taste test and season with salt and pepper, as desired.
• Stir in the juice of half a lemon, and return the chicken to the sauce to heat through on low heat for two minutes.
• Serve the chicken and sauce together over rice or pasta and vegetables, if desired. Garnish with extra parsley.

CREAMY CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Stir beaten eggs and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese together in a shallow bowl. Stir flour, salt, and pepper together in a separate bowl. Dredge cutlets in the seasoned flour.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat butter and oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Swirl the skillet once the butter has melted to combine butter and oil. Add lemon slices and cook, topped with a splatter screen, for 2 minutes per side.
• Dip floured chicken cutlets into the egg mixture and cook in the same skillet, about 4 minutes per side. Be careful not to disturb the cutlets as they brown. Remove browned cutlets to a rack and keep warm. Add garlic and cook about 30 seconds. Pour in chicken broth, wine, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has reduced to about 1/3 cup, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and cool sauce slightly, about 2 minutes. Gradually add half-and-half, stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper. Drain linguine, reserving some of the cooking water.
• Place skillet back on low heat. If the sauce is too thick, add cooking liquid from the pasta, 1 tablespoon at a time, until thinned to your desired consistency. If the sauce is too thin, create a paste from the leftover flour and about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Quickly stir or whisk the paste into the sauce and allow to cook to desired consistency.
• Return chicken pieces and lemon slices to the sauce to warm through, about 2 minutes.
• Serve each cutlet with two lemon slices and sauce over hot, cooked linguine. Garnish with fresh parsley.

CHICKEN FRANçAISE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet set over medium-high heat.
• Stir together the flour, salt, and pepper.
• Dredge the chicken breasts in the flour mixture, making sure to coat the whole surface of the chicken. Shake off any excess flour; there only needs to be a thin coating of it on the chicken.
• Quickly dip the chicken in the eggs and allow any excess egg to run off.
• Place the prepared chicken in the heated oil and fry the chicken breasts for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until the meat is cooked through and golden brown.
• Remove the chicken pieces and place them on a triple-layer of clean paper towels to drain.
• Loosely tent the chicken with foil to retain the heat.
• Pour off and discard the remaining oil in the skillet. Deglaze the pan over medium-high with the white wine, chicken stock, and lemon juice, scraping up any browned bits left over from the chicken.
• Place the butter, parsley, salt, and pepper, to taste, in the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Allow the sauce to simmer and thicken, until it can coat the back of a spoon.
• Strain the sauce through a fine sieve and pour into a clean frying pan.
• Place the fried chicken into the lemon sauce and allow it to warm through for a minute, turning once.
• Transfer the chicken to a serving plate. Drizzle any remaining sauce over the chicken breasts and serve immediately.
• Serve with boiled rice, pasta or potatoes, and greens.

CREAMY LEMON CHICKEN FRANCESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pound each fillet to ½-inch thick, if needed.
• Beat eggs, parmesan cheese, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, a pinch of salt and some black pepper in a shallow bowl.
• To another shallow bowl, add the flour and season with salt and pepper. Mix with hands.
• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet or nonstick pan over medium-high heat. When the oil/butter is hot enough for frying, dredge the fillets in the flour first, coating completely, then coat in the egg wash.
• Allow any excess egg mixture to drip off, then fry fillets in batches of two if needed for about 4 minutes each side until nice and golden brown. Place each cooked fillet on a paper towel lined plate.
• To the same frying pan, add the crushed garlic, and cook for one minute until fragrant. Add in the white wine, chicken broth and parsley. Allow to cook for about 5 minutes on high heat to reduce down, while swirling the pan occasionally.
• Reduce heat and add the cream. Simmer on low until slightly thickened. Taste test and season with salt and pepper, as desired.
• Stir in the juice of half a lemon, and return the chicken to the sauce to heat through on low heat for 2 minutes.
• Serve the chicken and sauce together over rice or pasta and vegetables, if desired. Garnish with extra parsley.

LEMON CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Use thick Chicken Breast. Run a knife lengthwise from the thickest part of the breast and run it through the chicken breast. Open the Chicken into a butterfly and cut the center. You'll get two perfect-sized Chicken Filets.
• Season the Chicken Fillets with Salt and Pepper and keep them in a shallow bowl. Make a breading station on your kitchen counter using two more shallow bowls.
• In one bowl, spread All-Purpose flour, followed by salt and pepper. Toss to combine and spread it out in the bowl.
• In the next bowl, crack open two eggs. Pour Heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and Parmesan cheese into this. Whisk the eggs using a wired whisk or a fork.
• Heat a skillet with olive oil. As the oil shimmers, reduce the heat to medium-low. Now, starting with the battering, dip the Chicken fillets, first in the flour mixture and once it gets coated with flour, dip them in the egg mixture. After dipping in the egg mixture, transfer to the skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes (each sides). Once the Chicken cutlets are ready, transfer to a serving dish.Do not feel tempted to coat all the chicken fillets at once. This needs to be done slowly and in batches. Do not crowd the skillet with Chicken Fillets. Add not more than four fillets at a time.
• Get rid of the excess oil from the skillet. Add a stick of butter to the same skillet. As the butter shimmers, add the lemon slices and turn the heat down to medium-low. Allow them to brown for 2-3 minutes, tossing midways. Once they start to turn brown, remove them from the pan and arrange over the Chicken Cutlets.
• Finally, to make a creamy sauce, add some more butter in the same skillet. As the butter shimmers, add minced garlic and saute until fragrant for 1 minute over medium-high heat. Now, pour in White Wine along with Lemon Juice, and toss to combine. Allow the White Wine to reduce. As the sauce reduces, pour Heavy Cream and Chicken Broth and reduce the sauce for 2-3 minutes over medium-low heat. Once the sauce gets creamy, serve over the chicken cutlets.
• Garnish with some freshly chopped Parsley and serve immediately

CREAMY CHICKEN FRANCESE

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts on a board in front of you and with a sharp knife, carefully slice each in half, horizontally, creating two thin chicken cutlets.
• Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Beat the eggs into a separate bowl.
• Coat the chicken first in the flour then in the egg.
• In a large frying pan, heat the oil then fry the chicken in batches until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan.
• In the same pan, melt the butter then fry the lemon slices until golden on both sides. Remove and set aside.
• Pour in the wine and allow to reduce for a few minutes then add the stock and lemon juice.
• Bring to a simmer and allow to reduce for 5 minutes then pour in the cream.
• Add the chicken back to the pan and allow to cook for another 5 minutes until the sauce is velvety and the chicken is cooked through.
• Scatter over the parsley and serve.

CHICKEN FRANçAISE

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk together the eggs and milk. A pie plate works well for this. Set aside. Combine the salt, pepper and flour in a separate shallow bowl and place next to the egg mixture. Line a baking sheet with paper towels and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat two tablespoons of olive oil and two tablespoons butter over medium heat until the butter is melted. Using tongs, dredge the chicken cutlets in flour shaking off the excess. Dip the chicken in the egg mixture allowing the extra egg to drip back into the bowl. Transfer to the flour once again, turning to coat. Shake off the extra flour and place in the hot skillet.
• Cook 2 or 3 cutlets at a time, turning once, until the chicken is well browned, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to the prepared paper-towel lined baking sheet. Repeat, adding more butter and olive oil if needed until all chicken is cooked. Set chicken aside. Discard the grease and wipe out the skillet with clean paper towels.
• Add 3 tablespoons butter to the now empty skillet over medium heat.
• Toss in the minced onion and cook, stirring occasionally until soft. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flour and stir for 2 minutes. Pour in the wine, lemon juice, lemon zest, and chicken broth. Increase the temperature to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the sauce, stirring frequently, until it is reduced to about 1 1/2 cups and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve to remove the onions. Some small bits of zest may remain after you've passed the sauce through the sieve, and this is okay. Return the sauce to the pan and reduce the heat to low. Add the last tablespoon of butter to the sauce. Stir gently until melted. Check the seasoning and add salt and pepper as needed. The lemon flavor will be intense.
• Add the lemon slices to the sauce and then add the chicken cutlets back to the pan atop the lemon slices. Heat gently for 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, or until heated through.
• Remove the cutlets and the lemon slices from the sauce and set aside. Using tongs, take about half of the cooked pasta and add it to the sauce. Twirl the pasta in the sauce taking care to coat it well. Toss the coated pasta with the remaining pasta in a serving bowl. Remember, the sauce is lemon intense, so by coating only half and tossing with the remainder, you will have a nice flavor without it being overpowering or drippy.
• Add the chicken to the serving bowl atop the pasta. Top the chicken with the sautéed lemon slices and garnish with minced parsley. Pour any remaining sauce in a sauce boat for serving at the table. Serve immediately.