CHICKEN CUTLETS ITALIENNE 
3/4 lb. chicken cutlets, cut 1/4" thick
2 med. zucchini
2 med. plum tomatoes
1 med. sized onion
1 med. sized lemon
2 tbsp. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
Light corn oil spread
1 1/2 tsp. chicken flavor instant bouillon
1/4 c. sliced basil leaves or 1/2 tsp. basil leaves
Basil leaves for garnish

About 30 minutes before serving.

1. Slice each chicken cutlet crosswise in half. Cut zucchini into bite size chunks; dice tomatoes and onion. From lemon grate peel and squeeze 2 teaspoons juice.

2. On waxed paper mix flour, salt and oregano; use to coat cutlets.

3. In non stick 12" skillet over medium heat in 2 tablespoons of hot, light corn oil spread cooked cutlets, half at a time, until browned on both sides, removing cutlets to warm plate as they brown; keep warm.

4. In drippings remaining in skillet and 1 tablespoon light corn oil spread, over medium high heat cook onion until golden; add zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally until golden and tender crisp. Stir in tomatoes, lemon juice, lemon peel, chicken bouillon and 1/2 cup water. Over high heat, heat to boiling; boil 1 minute, stirring to loosen brown bits from bottom of skillet. Stir in basil.

5. To serve, arrange cutlets on platter; spoon sauce over and garnish with fresh basil.

Makes 4 servings.

recipe reviews
Chicken Cutlets Italienne
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 Qbie59 (Pennsylvania) says:
My family, especially my two teenage boys, loved this!
Things I did differently from the recipe:

- brined the chicken cutlets for two hours in a mixture of cool water, kosher salt, two tablespoons honey, one quartered lemon and one quartered lime (squeezed juice into brine and left fruit floating in water with chicken)
- added some finely minced fresh garlic as I was browning the chicken
- left out the zucchini (due to interest in having aforementioned teenage boys actually eat what I'd cooked). I am not recommending this omission, just being clear about what was actually in the version we enjoyed.

Other than that, I followed the recipe (after rinsing the brined cutlets in cool, clean water and patting dry). It was deemed a "do again" by a tough crowd.
Next time I will use more tomatoes and double the broth to make more sauce -- it was delicious over capellini!

 

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