Chicken picatta with preserved lemons

Chicken second courses

Packed with flavor and quick and easy to prepare, chicken picatta is one of our favorite weeknight dinners. We've topped ours with salty capers, thinly sliced preserved lemon and a sprinkling of fresh parsley. For a quick dinner that'll please the whole family, chicken picatta is just the thing! The thinly-pounded chicken breasts cook in a jiffy, darkening to a rich golden brown that's crisp around the edges and topped with a rich pan sauce flavored with lemon, white wine, and just enough butter to make it oh-so-satisfying. You all said you wanted more quick and easy weeknight dinners... Well, I aim to please. ;) This is exactly the kind of recipe you'll find us cooking week after week. As much as we love our bone-in roasted chicken breasts, sometimes, after a long work day, even 45 minutes sounds like an eternity. Chicken picatta is perhaps one of the easiest dinners out there. Sure it takes a bit of extra time to pound out the chicken breast to an even 1/2-inch thickness, but I'd