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Chicken Francese

Chicken Francese is an Italian-American dish made with sautéed chicken cutlets with a lemon-butter and white wine sauce. It's my husband's favorite dish, so it's always on rotation in my house!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 216 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 4 large (32 oz chicken breast halves, thinly sliced in 3 (12 cutlets total))
  • 1/4 cup unbleached flour*
  • 1/2 cup egg whites (beaten)
  • 1 large lemon (juice of (about 3 tbsp) or more, to taste)
  • 1/2 lemon sliced thin
  • 1/3 cup white wine
  • 15 oz low sodium chicken broth
  • cooking spray
  • salt and fresh pepper (to taste)
  • 3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

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  1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
  2. Place the flour in a bowl, and the beaten egg whites in another bowl.
  3. Heat a very large non stick pan over medium heat. When hot spray with cooking spray to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.
  4. Lightly flour chicken, then dip in eggs and add to the hot pan a few at a time. Saute chicken 2-3 minutes on each side. When cooked, transfer onto a plate.
  5. Repeat until all chicken has been cooked and set aside.
  6. Once all chicken is cooked, place the chicken broth in the bowl with 1 tablespoon of flour and whisk.
  7. Add to the pan along with the juice of the lemon, white wine, lemon slices, parsley and butter and simmer over medium heat for about 2 minutes so it reduces slightly and thickens. Turn off heat.
  8. Return chicken to the pan to combine with the sauce.
  9. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • *discarded 1 tbsp flour so only calculated with 3 tbsp

Nutrition Information

Serving 2cutlets Calories 216kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 5g (2%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 4.5g (7%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 264mg (11%) Fiber 0.5g (2%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 216

% Daily Value*

Serving 2cutlets
Calories 216kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 4.5g 7%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 264mg 11%
Fiber 0.5g 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.