Classic Lemon Chicken with Sauteed Spinach

By t1bishop

Ingredients

• Sauteed spinach:
• 2 lemons
• 4 chicken cutlets, pounded thinly into scallopini
• Salt and pepper
• Flour, for dredging
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 16 caper berries
• 10 large green olives
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 cup chicken stock or broth
• 2 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
• Sauteed Spinach, recipe follows
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 pounds spinach
• Salt and pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Squeeze the juice from one and a half lemons and reserve. Cut the remaining half lemon into very thin slices. Remove seeds and set the lemon slices aside. Season the chicken scallopini with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour, coating both sides, and tap the
excess flour off. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over
medium heat. Add as many scallopini into the pan that will fit without touching, and cook until golden
brown, approximately 3 minutes. Flip and cook second side until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Remove scallopini and drain on paper towel.
When done with the scallopini, wipe off the fat from the skillet with paper towels. Add the remaining 3
tablespoons of olive oil, butter, garlic, and lemon juice and slices to the skillet. Cook, scraping the
bottom until garlic is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Scoop out the lemon slices and set aside. Add the caper berries and olives and COQk,stirring gently for about 4 minutes. Pour in wine and bring to a boil. Cook until the wine is reduced by half. Add the chicken stock and boil until slightly syrupy. Return the scallopini to the skillet and coat each piece in the sauce. Add parsley and swirl into sauce. Divide scallopini onto separate plates. Spoon the sauce over, and add the caper berries and olives
around scallopini. Add some of the spinach on the side. Finish by decorating each plate with reserved
lemon slices on top of the scallopini.

Spinach
Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Crush garlic cloves with the side of the knife and add to
the oil. Cook until golden brown, approximately 2 minutes. Add the spinach in handfuls, and season
lightly with salt and pepper, and cover pan. Cook until spinach releases its liquid. Uncover pan, and
cook stirring until spinach is wilted and water has evaporated. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper