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Easy Lemon-Chicken Piccata

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prep time

10 min

total time

33 min

makes

4 servings, 1/4 recipe (149 g) each

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What You Need

3 large lemons, divided

4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 lb./450 g)

1/4 cup Miracle Whip Calorie-Wise Spread

22 Ritz Crackers, finely crushed (about 1 cup)

2 Tbsp. olive oil

2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley

1/2 cup 25%-less-sodium chicken broth

1 Tbsp. butter

Make It

CUT 4 thin lemon slices from half of 1 lemon. Squeeze juice from remaining lemons; set aside. Coat chicken with Miracle Whip, then cracker crumbs.

HEAT oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 min. Turn; cook on medium heat 5 min. or until chicken is golden brown on both sides and done (170ºF). Transfer chicken to platter; sprinkle with parsley. Cover to keep warm. Carefully wipe out skillet with paper towel.

ADD lemon juice and broth to skillet; cook on medium-high heat 6 to 8 min. or until slightly reduced, stirring occasionally. Add butter and lemon slices; cook and stir on low heat 3 to 4 min. or until butter is melted and lemons are heated through. Serve over chicken.

kraft kitchens tips

Special Extra

Add 1 Tbsp. capers to skillet with butter and lemon slices.

Serving Suggestion

Serve over hot cooked angel hair pasta.

Note

You should get about 3/4 cup juice from the 2-1/2 lemons.

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I am not a great cook, and I found this easy to make. Everyone loved it! I've already made it a second time.
posted by kleff | on 4/12/2013

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I made this for dinner for the family on Valentine’s Day. What a huge hit! My husband and teenaged boys just could not have enough of it. It was also quite pleasing to the eye on the dining table, and it came out just as in the picture. The breasts I purchased was large, so based on the comments of others, I decided to cut them in half lengthwise and fried them first. I then coated the chicken with the cream and crackers and added them to a new skillet to be browned. Within a minute they were all browned on the outside. Absolutely no way they would have been cooked properly, if I didn’t pre-fry them. I also found that the sauce as per the recipe was way too tangy. Thanks to tips from other reviewers, I was prepared for this, and added sugar and one tablespoon ketchup (yes, I did) to create to offset the lemon a little. I let the sauce simmer and it thickened nicely, so there wasn’t a need for cornstarch. I must say that I have tried Kraft recipes before and have always rec
posted by LadyMeg | on 2/18/2013

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This was incredibly moist - I think it is the Miracle Whip - I did add white wine and capers - very, very good! I even left it after sauteing in an oven that had been previously heated - still extremely moist.
posted by Lolabee01 | on 11/11/2012

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I must have done something really wrong because when I tried to cook the chicken all the crackers came off. I followed the recipe but it still came off. Maybe I didn't use enough Miracle Whip.
posted by angelfancy | on 5/24/2012

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Good flavor: BUT....you need to add honey and some cornstarch to the sauce to make it really good. Also, make sure that your chicken is really thin. It won't cook in the time given. Tasty dish if done carefully!
posted by Roselyn_Sheppard | on 5/15/2012

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We love lemon and did not find the recipe tart at all. Instead of Ritz, I used Panko bread crumbs. Also, instead of removing the chicken after browning both sides, I added the chicken stock and lemon juice to the pan. After 20 minutes covered on low, I removed chicken (not pink at all), added butter to the pan and stirred for about 1 minute. Served over chicken. The sauce had a few crumbs in it, but still tasted great.
posted by a cook | on 5/12/2012

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My family enjoyed the recipe ,but found it a bit to lemony...next time I will make it with out lemon sauce a kraft dressing such as Ranch would be awesome.
posted by ozyo | on 5/9/2012

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I made this recipe this week. I took everyone's advice and cut the chicken in half so it was thinner. I added Honey to the sauce so it wasn't so tart. The chicken was delicious with the miracle whip and ritz...best breaded chicken ever. Can't say I would make the sauce again though as it was a bit much for our tastes. If the sauce wasn't involved it would get a 5!
posted by lillivix | on 5/5/2012

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