Comfy Cuisine: Favorite Chef Dishes for #SundaySupper – Chicken Francese

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This is such a fun theme this week!  #SundaySupper and Isabel of Family Foodie  have come up with Favorite Chef Inspired dishes!  Tammi, our host of Momma’s Meals  has put together our group this week and did a fantastic job!
I actually have two favorite chefs.  Lidia Bastianich and Tyler Florence.  Every recipe I have ever made from these chefs has been excellent.  I went to Lidia’s restaurant Felidia’s in New York last year and had an excellent dinner and even got my cookbook signed!  You can read all about it HERE. I have made this recipe for Chicken Francese several times.  Easy to prepare and fancy enough for company.  Tender chicken smothered with a velvety wine, butter and lemon sauce.  The Ultimate Chicken Francese.

Chicken Francese

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts

All-purpose flour, for dredging

2 large eggs

2 Tbsp. water

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 lemon, cut into thin rounds

1 cup dry white wine, such as Pinot Grigio

2 cups chicken broth

1/2 to 1 lemon, juiced

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

Place chicken breasts on cutting board and slice in half horizontally.  Place plastic wrap over chicken slices and pound with a flat mallet, until they are 1/4-inch thick.

Put some flour (about 1 cup) in a shallow platter and season with a generous amount of salt and pepper; mix to distribute.  In a wide bowl, beat the eggs with 2 Tbsp. water to make an egg wash.

Heat the oil over medium heat in a large skillet.

Dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, and then dip them in the egg wash to coat completely, letting the excess drip off.

Flour first, then egg wash.

When the oil is nice and hot, add the cutlets and fry for about 2 minutes on each side until golden, turning once.  Remove the chicken to a platter and cover to keep warm.

Toss the lemon slices into the pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant.  Add the wine, broth, and lemon juice, simmer for 5 minutes to reduce the sauce slightly.

Roll the better in some flour and add it to the skillet, this will thicken the sauce.  Whisk to incorporate the butter and dissolve the flour.  Reduce the heat to low and return the chicken to the pan.  Place the lemon slices on top of the cutlets.  Simmer gently for 4 to 5 minutes to heat chicken.  Season with salt and pepper and chopped parsley.

Adjust the amount of lemon in the sauce to your liking.

I doubled the sauce from the original recipe.

Starters or Snacks :

Martin at ENOFYLZ Wine Blog – Oyster and Brie Soup and Wine Pairings for Celebrity Chef #SundaySupper Linda at The Urban Mrs. – Inspired by Bobby Flay, Lobster Chowder with Roasted Corn Salsa Erin from Dinners, Dishes and Desserts – Rachael Ray’s Cinnamon Popcorn Jeff at The Catholic Foodie – Drop Biscuits – Breakfast with Chef John Besh

The Main Dish:

Laura over at Small Wallet Big Appetite – Martin Yan’s Beef Chow Fun Katy over at Happy Baking Days – Mary Berry’s Treacle Tart Tammi at Momma’s Meals – Lee Drummond’s Sloppy Joe’s Lane over at Supper for a Steal – Bobby Flay’s Rosemary Bricked Chicken Becca from It’s Yummilicious – Ina Garten’s Grown Up Mac & Cheese Alice at  Hip Foodie Mom – Sunday Pot Roast with Risotto Cakes from Kelsey Nixon Jen over at  Juanita’s Cocina – The Neely’s White Turkey Chili Brianne from Cupcakes & Kale Chips – Crockpot Beef Pot Roast with Mushrooms inspired by Giada DeLaurentiis Isabel at Family Foodie – Polenta with Garlicky Shrimp inspired by Chef Todd English Bobbi over at Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen – Cheesy Poblano Chicken Patti at Comfy Cuisine – Tyler Florence’s Chicken Francese Chris from Sustainable Dad – Pork Tenderloin with Jerusalem Artichokes and Negroni Vinaigrette Roxanne over at The Roxx Box – Jambalaya Pasta with Penne, Chicken, Shrimp and Andouille Jamie at Mama Mommy Mom – Penne with Asparagus, Smoked Gouda and Prosciutto. Adapted from, Giada De Laurentiis’

Amazing Sides:

Megan from I Run For Wine – Curtis Stone’s Acorn Squash Roasted with Thyme Sandi over at Midlife Road Trip –  Gabriele Corcos’s Gnocchi di Patate Shelby at  Diabetic Foodie – Orange Pecan Black Rice, adapted from Ina Garten

Sweet Endings:

Renee over at Magnolia Days – Brownie Tart Paula over at Vintage Kitchen Notes – Bill Granger´s Cherry Tart Pam from The Meltaways – Savannah Sheet Cake Amber at Mama’s Blissful Bites – Huggy Buggy Bread Pudding Jaime over at Mom’s Test Kitchen – Southern Tea Cakes Amy over at Kimchi MOM – Crack Pie, I Can’t Quit You

Wine Pairings: 

Martin at ENOFYLZ Wine Blog Please join on us via Twitter for #SundaySupper on December 2, 2012, throughout the day. In the evening, we will meet at 7 PM EST for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat. All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.