Rich Limone Chicken Recipe
This dish is incredibly tasty also super easy to make and needs just a few simple ingredients to get the best results from the limone chicken simply cook slices of thin breasts of the chicken in butter and oil and dip them in more butter and lemon, I am sure that this pollo al limone recipe will become your midweek meal and you will always demand for more. Try my mouthwatering savory airline chicken recipe.
Prep Time
| Author | Prep Time | Cook Time | Brining Time | Total Time | Servings |
| Chef Kiran | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | 35 minutes | 5 people |
Ingredients of Limone Chicken
| Ingredient | Amount |
| Large Skinless Boneless Chicken Breasts | 1.56 pounds (600 grams or 2 or 3 chicken breasts) |
| Salt for Brining | 2.5 tablespoons |
| All-Purpose Plain Flour | 5 tablespoons |
| Olive Oil | 2.5 tablespoons |
| Salted Butter (divided) | 5 tablespoons (56 grams) |
| Water | 0.63 cup |
| Lemon Juice | 0.31 cup |
| Finely Grated Lemon Zest | 1.25 teaspoons |
| Salt (extra for seasoning) | 1.25 teaspoons |
| Freshly Ground Black Pepper | 1.25 teaspoons (or as desired) |
| Extra Lemon Slices | For serving |
| Chopped Fresh Parsley | For serving |
Directions to Make Limone Chicken
- To create thin cutlets, slice the chicken breasts in lengthwise then pound them between plastic sheets.
- To get more tender chicken brine the chicken in salty water for about 15 minutes, remove it from the brine wash it with cold water, and pat it dry you can use paper towels as well.
- Get a bowl put flour in it season it with salt coat the chicken in the flour shake off any excess from the cutlets.
- Take a large skillet put it over medium heat put in half the butter and oil.
- After heating the oil and butter add chicken breast cutlets in the skillet in batches cook for about 2 minutes from each side.
- Sprinkle pepper and salt on cutlets when you turn them and when the chicken breasts are ready put them onto a plate.
- Now lower the heat and then put the remaining butter, lemon zest, water, and lemon juice into the skillet.
- Simmer the mixture ensuring to stir well and also remove the bits from the pan.
- Again put chicken into the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes or till the sauce is thick.
- Your dish is ready and serve it with some extra lemon slices you can garnish with parsley if you like.
Substitution
Dairy-Free
If you want to make this dish dairy-free then skip the butter and use only olive oil however by doing this the taste will be different so you can make it daily but will be still good enough if you use only olive oil then make sure it is of good quality.
Gluten-Free
You can use arrowroot or cornstarch in replace of all-purpose flour and your recipe will be gluten-free.
Variations of Limone Chicken
Garlicky – You can add garlic powder to the flour to get a garlicky taste if you like to consume garlic.
Lemon Caper Sauce – In the sauce, you can add a few spoons of capers which also results in a unique and wonderful flavor.
Extra Lemon – If you want it totally lemony chicken recipe then you can simmer some lemon slices in the sauce before adding the chicken to the sauce this will increase the taste of the lemon in the dish.
Serving Suggestions
Chicken Linone is an amazing and ideal dish to serve with sides such as:
- Ciabatta Garlic Bread
- Crispy Roast Potatoes.
Storage
You can store any leftovers of the recipe by simply put in a plate a pan or any other plastic pot but make sure to cover the pot and put it in the fridge for up to 3 days. When you reheat the chicken limone the sauce in it thickens but you will find it still good to enjoy.
Note: freezing this limone chicken is not recommended.
