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Chicken Picatta
Chicken is a high protein, low fat food. There are many ways you can prepare chicken, and adding lemon makes the meat tender and juicier!
When combined with lemons and capers, you get a nutritious meal that keeps you full, and loaded with the high amino acid, homocysteine. This nutrient is beneficial for heart disease prevention.
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Leftovers: Save 2 servings for next-day dinner or lunch
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken cutlets or 4 large butterflied chicken breasts, pounded thin
- 3 tbs. coconut oil
- 2 cups almond flour
- 5 Tbs. butter
- 1⁄2 onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 3 tbs. capers
- 2 tbsp. parsley, chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Season chicken on each side with salt and pepper.
- In large skillet over medium-high heat, melt coconut oil.
- Dredge cutlets in a shallow dish filled with almond flour, coating well.
- Two at a time (or however many fit in your skillet while still allowing sufficient space), cook chicken 3 minutes per side or until browned and cooked through, depending on thickness.
- Keep cooked chicken warm on an oven-safe dish in 200°F oven.
- Cook remaining cutlets (add coconut oil if needed).
- Once finished cooking chicken cutlets, add 5 tablespoons bu er to skillet and scrape browned bits well. Alternatively, if you want a clear sauce, scoop out any toasty almond flour bits le behind.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onions and garlic. Cook until fragrant and onions are translucent.
- Pour in broth and lemon juice.
- Turn heat to high and reduce liquid by half.
- Add sliced lemon, capers, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat to low.
- Add chicken to the pan and warm it back up before serving.
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 4.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 659 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 38 g | 58 % |
| Saturated Fat 20 g | 100 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 202 mg | 67 % |
| Sodium 370 mg | 15 % |
| Potassium 543 mg | 16 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 23 g | 8 % |
| Dietary Fiber 3 g | 13 % |
| Sugars 3 g | |
| Protein 47 g | 95 % |
| Vitamin A | 125 % |
| Vitamin C | 29 % |
| Calcium | 14 % |
| Iron | 4 % |
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