Chicken Francese (also called Chicken Française) is an Italian-American chicken recipe that uses lightly breaded chicken cutlets in a lemon butter and white wine sauce. This easy chicken Francese recipe comes together fast and the taste is restaurant quality
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste (about 1/4 teaspoon each, divided between dry & wet ingredients)
1cupalmond flour
1Tbspdried oregano
2Tbspsolive oil, or avocado oil
4chicken cutlets , thin boneless, skinless in similar thickness and size so they cook evenly
2Tbspsclarified butter, or ghee
4fresh garlic cloves, pressed
1/4cupdry white wine
1.5cupschicken stock, or bone broth
juice of 1 fresh lemon
zest of one fresh lemon
10sprigs of fresh thyme
1lemon, thinly sliced
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Instructions
In a shallow bowl whisk eggs together with milk, sea salt and pepper to taste.
On a second plate, combine almond flour, oregano, sea salt and pepper to taste using a fork to whisk dry ingredients together really well.
Pat your chicken cutlets dry with paper towels, then dip them into your egg mixture, then lightly dredge them into the almond flour mixture.
Heat oil in a large skillet or non stick pan over medium low heat.
Add the chicken and cook until it begins to brown on both sides, about 2-3 minutes total, flipping once, then set aside on a plate.
The chicken should not be fully cooked at this stage, as it will continue to cook in the wine sauce.
Wipe out the pan with paper towels and return to a medium heat.
Add in butter, and your minced garlic, then sauté until fragrant just a few minutes.
Now pour in your white wine and simmer until reduced by half, about 2-3 minutes.
Add in your chicken stock, thyme, lemon juice and zest and continue to simmer for a couple of minutes.
Return your browned chicken into the pan, and nestle into the sauce, then reduce the heat to low and cook for additional 5 minutes, or until chicken is just cooked through and sauce thickens a bit.
Garnish with your fresh lemon slices.
I really enjoy this chicken served with brown rice, and roasted asparagus with some of the lemon sauce spooned over everything.