Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Chicken Breasts in Caper Cream Sauce

Ingredients
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried dill weed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed

Directions
1. Mix together lemon pepper, salt, garlic powder, dill weed together in a small bowl.
2. Sprinkle chicken with lemon juice. Season chicken with the seasoning mixture, turning to cover both sides. Allow to marinate while making other preparations.
3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place breasts in skillet, and increase heat to medium-high. Turn chicken frequently, until brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 5 to 7 minutes, until breasts are cooked through. Remove chicken to a warm serving platter, and cover with foil.
4. Deglaze the skillet with the wine. Return skillet to stove, and increase heat to high. Whisk in whipping cream, whisking continuously until reduced to sauce consistency, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in capers. Pour sauce over chicken, and serve.

Yum! I made a healthier version by using olive oil instead of butter, and using some fat-free half-in-half because I had it. I used about a pound of tenderloins instead of breasts that I had on hand and served over brown rice with a side of steamed broccoli. The rice is great because it absorbs the sauce. The sauce looked a little curdish and weird (maybe because of the half-in-half?) but it still tasted great. The original recipe did not call for wine and I cut back on the salt since capers are salty anyway. I had extra seasoning mixture leftover.

2 comments:

  1. This sounds delicious and I can't wait to try it!!

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  2. Sounds great! Justin hates capers, but I love them. Since they don't go in until the end, I think I could just serve his before adding them. Thanks for sharing!

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