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Lemon Chicken Scaloppini Like T.g.i. Friday’s Recipe

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Ingredients

4 tsps sliced fresh parsley or 2 tsps dried parsley .
1/2 tsp salt .
1/2 c coarsely sliced canned artichoke hearts .
2 tbsps olive oil or vegetable oil .
1 lb angel hair pasta .
4 oz pancetta, sliced .
4 tbsps capers .
2-2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts .
1 1/2 tsps fresh-squeezed lemon juice .
8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms .
2 c heavy whipping cream .
2 tsps fresh minced thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme .
2 lemons, sliced in half .
1 tbsp real butter .
1/2 c heavy whipping cream .
1/2 tsp ground black pepper .
2 c chablis or other very dry white wine

Directions

Step #1 In a 2-quart saucepan, boil wine until reduced by half.
Step #2 Add lemon juice to pan, then whisk in butter until melted.
Step #3 Add 2 c cream & let simmer on low heat until thickened, stirring often.
Step #4 Remove from heat, stir in the spices, & set aside.
Step #5 -Pound chicken breasts with the flat side of a meat mallet or the bottom of a glass until thin.
Step #6 -Fill a large pot with water & begin to heat to boiling (for preparing pasta later).
Step #7 -Heat oil In a large-ish skillet or wok over medium-high heat; add chicken to pan & sauté on each side for 60 – 90 seconds, or until chicken is cooked through.
Step #8 Add mushrooms to pan & sauté with until mushrooms begin to soften.
Step #9 Squeeze juice from both lemon halves over chicken & mushrooms; pick out any seeds.
Step #10 Add 1/2 c cream to pan & bring to a boil, stirring often.
Step #11 Remove from heat; stir in the artichokes, parsley, & prepared lemon sauce; set aside & keep warm.
Step #12 -Add pasta to boiling water & cook as directed on package.
Step #13 -In a separate skillet or pan over medium-high heat, quickly sauté pancetta & capers until pancetta is browned; remove this from heat.
Step #14 -On individual serving plates or one large platter, swirl portions of drained pasta into “nest(s)”.
Step #15 Arrange chicken pieces in center of nest, pour the sauce/mushrooms over & around chicken, & then sprinkle pancetta/capers evenly over all.
Enjoy the Lemon Chicken Scaloppini Like T.g.i. Friday’s recipe