Spicy Cajun Chicken With Capers And Lemons

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup unbleached flour
• 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning, to taste (i like the spices used in cajun style oven fries or any good homemade cajun spice mix)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 4 skinless chicken breasts, pounded to about 1/3-inch
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• fresh parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 in shallow bowl combine the flour, cajun seasoning mix and paprika. season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
• 2 dip the chicken into the flour mixture to coat completely.
• 3 heat the olive oil in a heavy, non-stick pan on medium-high heat. saute the chicken until brown on both sides and cooked through, approximately 4 minutes per side.
• 4 transfer the chicken to a serving plate and vent with a piece of foil on top.
• 5 next add the broth, lemon juice and capers to the skillet and bring to boil, scraping up the brown bits from bottom of skillet.
• 6 boil the mixture until the sauce thickens slightly and can coat a spoon, about 5 minutes or so. season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 spoon sauce over chicken and serve. garnish with fresh parsley.