Monte Cristo Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 6 ounces each)
• herbes de provence
• all-purpose flour (for dusting)
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon butter
• julienned lemon zest (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375°f heat oil in a large ovenproof sauté pan over medium-high heat.
• 2 season chicken with salt, pepper and herbes de provence.
• 3 dust with flour; tap off excess. cook, meaty side down, 5 minutes. turn over; cook 1 minute. add garlic and shallot; stir 30 seconds. add wine; cook 1 minute. add stock; cook 30 seconds. add lemon juice. transfer pan to oven.
• 4 bake until chicken is cooked through, 9 to 13 minutes. transfer chicken to cutting board. place pan over medium heat; simmer sauce 1 minute.
• 5 add butter; swirl pan until butter incorporates and sauce thickens slightly. cut each breast into 4 slices; transfer each to a plate; top with sauce and garlic. serve with spinach ; garnish with zest, if desired.