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             Petti di Pollo ala Florentino (Chicken Floren

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Miamiherald                      Meat/poul
               Restaurant

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
         ---           -----FORMATTED BY LISA
                       CRAWFORD----------------
  1       pk           Fresh spinach (16oz)
  1 1/2   tb           Olive oil (approx)
  2       cl           Garlic or more: minced
  4                    Boneless, skinless chicken
                       -breasts
                       Salt and pepper
  2                    Eggs -- beaten
    1/2   c            Flour for dredging
                       -----SAUCE-----
  3       tb           Butter
  1       tb           Flour
  1       c            Chicken stock
                       Juice of 1 lemon
                       Salt and pepper
                       Parsley sprigs and lemon
                       -slices for garnish

 Wash spinach leaves and blanch in boiling water for 10
 seconds. Drain. Heat oil in a large saute pan over
 medium heat, add garlic and cook until fragrant, then
 add spinach and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Remove
 spinach from pan and keep warm. Rinse chicken, then
 pound to 1/2-inch thickness.  Heat the same saute pan
 over medium heat until a light haze forms from the
 oil; add more oil if needed. Stir salt and pepper to
 taste into flour and dredge the chicken breasts.  Dip
 chicken into the beaten eggs and fry chicken until
 cooked through and lightly browned on both sides,
 about 7 minutes total. While chicken is cooking,make
 the sauce. To make the sauce, melt the butter in a
 skillet over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook
 stirring until it is dissolved and the mixture is a
 golden brown, about 3 minutes.  Slowly stir in the
 chicken broth, then the lemon juice.  Season with salt
 and pepper to taste and cook until nicely thickened,
 about 2 minutes. To serve, arrange a bed of spinach on
 each plate, placing chicken breast on top and spooning
 sauce over all. Garnish with parsley and lemon slices.

 Nutritional info per serving: 544 cal; 63g pro, 19g
 carb, 23g fat (39%), 3.5g fiber, 276mg chol, 337mg
 sodium

 Source: Addison's Flavors of Italy, Boca Raton, Fl
 Miami Herald, 9/28/95



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