Lemon Chicken Scaloppine Like T.g.i. Friday’s

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups chablis or 2 cups other very dry wine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon real butter
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 -2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 lemons, sliced in half
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped canned artichoke heart
• 4 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 lb angel hair pasta
• 4 ounces pancetta, chopped
• 4 tablespoons capers

Recipe

• 1 in a 2-quart saucepan, boil wine until reduced by half. add lemon juice to pan, then whisk in butter until melted. add 2 cups cream and simmer on low heat until thickened, stirring often. remove from heat, stir in spices, and set aside.
• 2 -pound chicken breasts with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a glass until thin.
• 3 -fill a large pot with water and begin to heat to boiling (for preparing pasta later).
• 4 -heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat; add chicken to pan and sauté on each side for 60 – 90 seconds, or until chicken is cooked through. add mushrooms to pan and sauté with until mushrooms begin to soften. squeeze juice from both lemon halves over chicken and mushrooms; pick out any seeds. add 1/2 cup cream to pan and bring to a boil, stirring often. remove from heat; stir in artichokes, parsley, and prepared lemon sauce; set aside and keep warm.
• 5 -add pasta to boiling water and cook as directed on package.
• 6 -in a separate skillet or pan over medium-high heat, quickly sauté pancetta and capers until pancetta is browned; remove from heat.
• 7 -on individual serving plates or one large platter, swirl portions of drained pasta into “nest(s)â€?. arrange chicken pieces in center of nest, pour sauce/mushrooms over and around chicken, and then sprinkle pancetta/capers evenly over all.