Best Chicken With Lime And Capers Recipes

BAKED CHICKEN WITH LIME,SCALLIONS, MUSHROOMS & CAPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Trim off any fat or membranes from the chicken.
• Pound thicker ends lightly to flatten to an even thickness.
• Dredge the chicken in flour; shake off excess.
• In a large non reactive skillet, melt 4 Tbs butter over moderately high heat.
• Add chicken and saute, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 mins per side.
• Remove to plate. Keep warm.
• Reduce the heat to low and add the scallions,garlic, mushrooms and capers.
• Cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Increase heat to moderately high, add wine and boil, scraping up any browned bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes ( If more liquid is needed add more white wine.).
• Spread half the sauce in a buttered baking dish just large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer.
• Add chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle on the lime juice.
• Cover with remaining sauce.
• Sprinkly on the lime zest, parsley and bread crumbs.
• Dot with remaining Tbs butter.
• Bake uncovered in the top third of the oven for 15 mins or until the juices run clear.
• Serve at once.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH CAPERS

Steps:

• Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap. Pound breasts to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
• Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish. Press chicken into flour to coat completely.
• Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken in hot butter mixture until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet to a serving platter and cover with a lid to keep warm.
• Pour white wine, lemon juice, capers, and garlic into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook at a boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle sauce over and around the chicken; garnish with parsley.

CHICKEN WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix together salt and flour in a small dish or plastic bag, then coat chicken and shake off excess. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Shake excess flour from chicken, then brown in hot oil until both sides are golden-brown, and the inside has turned white and firm, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken, and set aside in a warm place. Pour white wine into the skillet, and allow to boil as you dissolve the cooked bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the lemon juice, and allow to come to a boil, cook for a few minutes until reduced by half.
• Sprinkle the cubed butter into the boiling sauce. Swirl and shake the pan vigorously to dissolve the butter, thus thickening the sauce. The butter must never come to rest, or the sauce will separate and become oily. Once the butter has completely incorporated, remove from heat and stir in capers.
• To serve, pour lemon-caper sauce over the chicken, and serve with a wedge of lemon.

SPICY GARLIC LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together salt, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and parsley. Sprinkle spice mixture generously on both sides of chicken breasts.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute chicken until golden brown, about 6 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons garlic powder and lime juice. Cook 5 minutes more, stirring frequently to coat evenly with sauce.