Chicken Piccata

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To get the recipe and shopping list on your smartphone (iPhone, BlackBerry, Android device) or PC, go to www.specialfork.com. • By Allison Kociuruba • When I'm having a busy week and need to get dinner on the table, I turn to an easy one-skillet dish, Chicken Piccata. It's delicious and requires a few ingredients that I usually keep on hand (or on a short shopping list to pick up). • In this classic Italian recipe, a simple sauce of butter, lemon juice, parsley and capers adds a punch of flavor to chicken breasts. I serve it with a simple side of steamed vegetables or a spinach salad. Depending on my mood, I'll sometimes add chopped artichoke hearts or green olives to the sauce. • Pounding the chicken to an even thickness not only tenderizes the meat, but also reduces cook time and ensures even cooking throughout. I usually buy large packages of chicken breasts (to save money) and package them in zip-top bags for freezing (to save time and effort). I pull one bag out and put it in the refrigerator to defrost the day before I'm going to use it. Then, I use the bag to pound out the chicken. You can pound the chicken between two sheets of plastic wrap. I prefer the bag method so I'm not fighting with plastic wrap and don't risk getting raw chicken juice on my cutting board. • Allison is a freelance recipe developer and food writer who honed her skills (and her chef's knife) as the Senior Food Editor at Good Housekeeping magazine after graduating from the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan. She also spent time working in the kitchens of top New York City restaurants Café Boulud and Butter. Allison is now living and cooking in the Bay Area where she develops recipes and web content for Whole Foods Market and Driscoll's Berries. She is also a consultant to the Center for Culinary Development in San Francisco, tracking and reporting on the latest food trends. • Special Fork http://www.specialfork.com is a recipe website for your smartphone and PC that solves the daily dinnertime dilemma: what to cook now! Our bloggers blog Monday through Friday to give you cooking inspiration. Check out our recipe database http://m.specialfork.com for quick ideas that take no more than 30 minutes of prep time. Join the conversation on Facebook / specialfork and follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/specialforksndy .

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