Chicken escalopes with cream and wine sauce
45 min
A tasty dish, great for dinner parties! Dress the dish up or down with your choice of side dishes and wine selection.
4 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 110g (4 oz) breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 4 chicken breast fillets
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon milk
- salt to taste
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 55g (2 oz) butter
- 4 tablespoons dry white wine
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons single cream
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:45min
- Preheat the oven to 220 C / Gas 7. Mix the breadcrumbs and parsley. Flatten the chicken breasts with a rolling pin.
- Mix the egg and milk and season to taste with salt. Dip the chicken in the egg then press into the breadcrumb mixture to coat.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken for about 2 minutes on each side, till golden. Remove from pan and place in an ovenproof dish and cover with foil.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink in the centre.
- Meanwhile make the sauce. Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the wine and lemon juice, stirring well. Reduce the heat, then add the cream and heat through.
- Remove the chicken from the oven and pour sauce over the chicken breasts. Serve immediately.
