Chicken Francese
  1. Cut each breast in half horizontally to form 4 thin steaks in total.

  2. Whisk eggs in a bowl. Set aside.

  3. Flour coating – Mix flour, salt and pepper on a plate Coat the chicken in the flour, shaking off excess.

  4. Heat the oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.

  5. Cook chicken – Dip the chicken in the egg, allow excess to drip off, then put into the pan. Cook for 3 minutes until golden. Flip, lower heat to medium, then cook for 4 minutes until the chicken is golden (internal temp 68°C/155°F). Remove onto a plate.

  6. Lemon – Add the lemon slices and half of the oranges to the pan. Cook for a minute or until the lemons go soft / brown, then turn and cook the other side for 30 seconds. Remove onto a plate.

  7. Wipe the pan clean using paper towels.

  8. White sauce – Still on medium heat, melt the butter in the pan. Add flour and stir for 1 minute using a wooden spoon. While stirring, slowly pour milk and half the stock. Add flour to reach the desired thickness (less flour results in a runnier sauce). Once the flour is dissolved into the liquid, stir in remaining stock, then the salt and pepper.

  9. Thicken sauce – Turn the heat up slightly then simmer for 3 – 4 minutes or until the sauce thickens into a syrupy consistency.

  10. Test the sauce and add more lemon juice to reach desired flavor. Sauce it- Return the chicken and lemon slices to the pan, then spoon the sauce all over the chicken. Sprinkle with parsley then serve the chicken with the sauce.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍗Chicken Dish

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions📆Everyday🎉Special Occasion

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 30m

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