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Chicken Cutlets in Tomato Caper Sauce
Chicken Cutlets in Tomato Caper Sauce
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

Simple chicken cutlets become extraordinary when they are smothered in super flavorful tomato caper sauce! It's an easy, satisfying chicken dinner. 

Course: Main Course
Keyword: Chicken, Chicken Cutlets in Tomato Caper Sauce
Servings: 4
Calories: 181 kcal
Author: Jeanie and Lulu's Kitchen
Ingredients
FOR THE CHICKEN
  • olive oil as needed for pan frying
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 whole boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded out thin
FOR THE SAUCE
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 28 ounce size
  • 1 jar capers 3 fluid ounce size, using the liquid too
  • 1 tablespoon chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil coarsely chopped
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper
Instructions
  1. Take a large skillet with deep sides and fill it with just enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Heat the oil over medium high heat. While the oil heats up, whisk the flour, oregano, garlic powder, salt and pepper together in a bowl. Dredge each of the chicken cutlets through the flour mixture to coat them, and then get them into the oil to brown for about 2-3 minutes on each side. They do not necessarily need to be fully cooked through at this point, just browned. Remove them to a plate and set them aside.
  2. Add the garlic to the pan and let it get fragrant for about 30 seconds. Then add the crushed tomatoes, capers, chicken stock, basil and crushed red pepper. Let the sauce simmer for 5 minutes. Then add the chicken back in and let the sauce and chicken simmer together for another 15 minutes. Take the pan off of the heat and serve the chicken immediately with lots of sauce on top. Rice on the side and salad make it an amazing complete meal!
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Cutlets in Tomato Caper Sauce
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 181 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Cholesterol 64mg21%
Sodium 620mg27%
Potassium 400mg11%
Carbohydrates 13g4%
Fiber 2.8g12%
Sugar 2.7g3%
Protein 24g48%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 2.5mg14%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.