Quick 30-Minute Chicken Piccata

1.

Pound chicken breasts to about half an inch thick between two pieces of plastic wrap, ensuring even thickness throughout.

2.

Mix flour, salt, and pepper on a plate, and coat each chicken breast fully with the flour mixture on both sides.

3.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, adding chicken when oil is hot and cooking until golden brown.

4.

Remove chicken from skillet, and in the same skillet, melt butter over medium heat before pouring in chicken broth and lemon juice.

5.

Allow sauce to simmer and thicken slightly before returning chickens to the skillet and cooking for 5 minutes, turning once.

6.

Add capers and parsley, stirring them into the sauce and simmering for another minute before serving hot.