Chicken Picatta

Tonight I had dinner with my Uncle Vince and cousins Ginny and Joe.  Since I lost my father, I have had a huge hole in my heart.  Tonight, Uncle Vince filled that hole a little bit.  He has the same sense of humor as my father and looks like him.  In a way, having dinner with him was like having my dad back, even for a little bit..................

Uncle Vince is almost 90!  He still drinks wine at every meal.  A true Italian!

Tonight, I made Chicken Picatta.  I love this dish!  Here are the ingredients:

Chicken breast

Butter

1/4 cup olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 pounds mushrooms

2/3 cup lemon juice

1 cup flour

Salt

Pepper

Capers

Parsley

To begin, take your chicken breast and put it in a Ziploc bag.  Pound the chicken thin.  Take the cup of flour and add a little salt and pepper.

In a large saute pan, heat up 1/2 stick of butter.  Dredge the chicken in the flour and brown on each side.  Keep warm while you make the sauce.

In another saute pan, add 1/4 stick butter, 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic.  Add the mushrooms and saute 5 minutes or so.

 Take some lemons and squeeze out 2/3 cup lemon juice.

When the mushrooms are done, add the lemon juice, capers and parsley.  Cook another 5 minutes.  Pour over the chicken and serve.  YUM!

I served the chicken with fresh, sauteed broccoli and pasta with oil, butter, and garlic sauce

Phil, Mom, Uncle Vince, Cousin Joe and Ginny

Family is everything.  Savor every moment you have with your family.  Cherish them, and thank God for them everyday.

Cousin Ginny and I

Mangia!

Chicken Spiedini

 
 This recipe is listed on Domestic Randomness

Italians love their chicken spiedini!  It is so easy to make and so elegant.  My grandmother was a Cunetto (Cunetto's House of Pasta, St. Louis, MO) so this recipe was in her blood!  Here is a picture of my grandmother, with her sister Mary and her mother Rosa Lia Cunetto..........

Aren't little old Italian ladies cute?!!!

Maniaci and Cunetto descendants at the Family Reunion

Here are the ingredients:

4 chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces

1 cup olive oil

1 cup white wine

1 cup Parmesan cheese

1 cup bread crumbs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/3 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Sauce:

1/2 pound melted butter

1/2 cup lemon juice

Here are the ingredients for the marinade

Place the chicken, oil, wine and spices in a Ziploc bag.  Marinate for 1 hour.

Mix Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs together.  Roll the chicken in the bread crumb mixture. 

 Put the chicken on a skewer and broil for 10 minutes.

While the chicken in in the oven, melt the butter and infuse the lemon juice.  Whisk briskly while slowly pouring the lemon juice in.  Pour the butter sauce over the chicken when you remove it from the oven.

YUM!

I served my chicken spiedini over polenta.  DOUBLE YUM!

Mangia!

This recipe is featured on Foodie Friends Friday!