Easy Citrus Chicken

What to make for dinner on a busy weeknight? How about citrus chicken! Lemon, an onion, or shallot and our Tuscan herb meat seasoning blend make a zingy vinaigrette and delicious weeknight dinner. Enjoy in a sandwich with crusty bread or add to your favorite greens for next day lunch. 4-6 servings.

Easy Ingredients:

Vinaigrette:

• 1/4 cup Villa Graziella Organic extra virgin olive oil

• 3 tablespoons minced shallot-spring or white onion o.k. too

• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

• ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest

• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• ¼ teaspoon sea salt, Kosher ok too

Chicken:

• 3 tablespoons Villa Graziella Organic extra virgin olive oil

• 1 ½ teaspoons Villa Graziella Organic Tuscan herb seasoning blend for meat

• 4 (6-8 ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

• 1/3 cup unbleached flour

• 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt, Kosher ok too

• ½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped or 2 teaspoons dried parsley

Simple Directions:

1. Sauté minced shallot in 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet until translucent but not brown, remove from heat, set skillet aside.

2. As shallot cooks, add lemon juice, lemon zest, orange zest, salt, pepper and olive oil to a bowl and combine, add cooked shallots, whisk and set aside.

3. Combine Tuscan herb seasoning blend, sea salt & pepper to a small bowl.

4. Place chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap on a cutting board. Using a meat pounder, gently pound the thickest part of the breast to ¾ inch thickness.

5. Springle Tuscan herb seasoning, salt & pepper mixture over both sides of the chicken.

6. Spread flour onto a large dinner plate, dredge each chicken breast through the flour, shaking off excess flour, transfer to a shallow dish.

7. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in skillet over medium heat, add chicken pieces to skillet until well browned, about 8 minutes per side, until meat thermometer registers 160°F.

8. Transfer slices to a serving dish, let rest for 5 minutes.

9. As chicken rests, whisk vinaigrette mixture and add to skillet over a low heat until vinaigrette begins to caramelize, about 2-4 minutes.

10. Slice chicken breasts diagonally, add vinaigrette mixture, top with parsley, serve & enjoy!

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