I was looking for something familiar with a twist to serve for Bytes’ birthday dinner. Flipping through a stack of recipes I saw Chicken Piccata Ummm – don’t think so – sounds like directions for playing piano. When the same recipe popped up again I took another look. Oh, it’s chicken with a lemon garlic sauce. I can do that! Picatta, loosely translated, means zesty. This dish has a lemon lilt flavored with fullbodied garlic. Light but definitely zesty, by whatever name you call it. I had never noticed chicken cutlets in the grocery store before. However, they were in the freezer in all three of the grocery stores I frequent. I spend a lot of time reading labels, but not looking at frozen chicken apparently! A cutlet is about a quarter inch thick up to about half an inch ... [Read More]
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Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken
Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken -- another quick and easy dinner. Chicken made moist with egg, flavored with parmesan cheese and panko, then crisped in a bit of olive oil. Tender and flavorful any time, any season and picture perfect enough for guests. This is one of my “stand in the refrigerator door-- what am I going to cook now?” inventions, so if you are looking for gourmet – maybe next time! I spied a jar of grated parmesan cheese in the refrigerator door, looked at the package of chicken tenderloins in the freezer next door and remembered seeing parmesan chicken on a restaurant menu once and there you go. Chicken breast tenderloins are slices of chicken breast about one half inch thick. They’re not available in all stores, but I can buy them at one of the supermarkets for ... [Read More]
