PICCATA FONDUE WITH PANKO CRUSTED CHICKEN DIPPERS

PICCATA FONDUE WITH PANKO CRUSTED CHICKEN DIPPERS

Ingredients

For Chicken
1 ½ Cups Panko Bread Crumbs
¾ Cup Parsley, Fresh, Chopped, Divided
¼ Cup Flour, All-Purpose
1 Lb. Chicken Tenders, 1” Strips
1 Cup Buttermilk
For Fondue, Sauté
1 Tbsp. Garlic, Chopped
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
¼ Cup Dry White Wine
1 Cup Chicken Broth, Low Sodium
1/3 Cup Lemon Juice, Fresh
1 Stick Butter, Unsalted, Sliced
2 Tbsp. Capers, Drained
Salt and Black Pepper To-taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a baking sheet coated with 2 Tbsp. canola oil inside.
  2. For the chicken, combine panko, ½ cup parsley and ¼ cup flour. 
  3. Cut tenders into thirds; dip in buttermilk, then into panko mixture.  Transfer chicken to hot baking sheet; bake 10 minutes, flip and bake until cooked through and golden, 10 minutes more.  [If not golden, broil to desired color.] 
  4. For the fondue, sauté garlic in oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat, 1 minute.  Deglaze pan with wine; cook until nearly evaporated. 
  5. Whisk in 1 Tbsp. flour, then broth and lemon juice until smooth and sauce thickens slightly. 
  6. Add butter, a few slices at a time, until melted.  Stir in capers and remaining ¼ cup parsley; season with salt and pepper.

Serves 12.  Total Time: 30 minutes.

Recipe From Taste of Home, December 2011 Issue