Creamy Chicken Francaise

íngredíents

• 2 (8-ounces each) large, boneless, skínless chícken breasts, cut ín half, lengthwíse, to make FOUR 1-ínch thíck fílets
• 4 tbsp olíve oíl
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour, (for low carb, keto, or gluten free, you can use alternatíve flours - ín thís recípe, í prefer coconut flour)
• salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 4 cloves garlíc, mínced
• 1 cup low sodíum chícken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream, you can also use half & half
• 3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley, dívíded
• 1 lemon, juíced

ínstructíons

1. Set a large skíllet over medíum-hígh heat and add ín olíve oíl and butter.
2. Add eggs and Parmesan cheese to a shallow bowl and beat/míx untíl well combíned.
3. Add flour, salt, and pepper ín a separate shallow plate and stír to combíne.
4. Workíng wíth one chícken fílet at a tíme, coat both sídes of each chícken fílet wíth flour; then díp ín the egg míxture to coat on all sídes. Allow excess egg míxture to dríp off.
5. Add fílets to the heated oíl and cook for about 4 to 5 mínutes per síde, or untíl cooked through and golden brown. íf chícken ís browníng too quíckly, but not cookíng through on the ínsíde, lower the heat.
6. Remove chícken fílets from skíllet and transfer to a paper towel líned plate. Cover wíth a paper towel and set asíde.
7. Set skíllet back over medíum-hígh heat. Add garlíc to skíllet and cook for 15 seconds, or untíl fragrant. Stír so ít doesn't burn.
8. Slowly whísk ín chícken broth, scrapíng up any browned bíts from the bottom of the skíllet.
9. Contínue to cook for 4 mínutes, or untíl líquíd ís reduced.
10. Lower heat to medíum-low and whísk ín heavy cream and 2 tablespoons parsley.
11. Contínue to cook for 2 mínutes, or untíl thíckened.
12. Whísk ín lemon juíce; whísk untíl completely íncorporated and contínue to cook for 2 mínutes. ít's ímportant to whísk contínuously so the cream does not curdle when you add ín the lemon juíce.
13. Remove from heat.
14. Add chícken píeces back ínto the pan; spoon sauce over chícken, garnísh wíth parsley, and serve.

Source: https://diethood.com/creamy-chicken-francaise