Chicken Breasts Florentine

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Chicken Breasts Florentine

This is chicken breasts on a bed of spinach.The dish is also called Gismonda..Makes 8 servings.
To cook this chicken breasts we take the following ingredients:
  • flour for dressing
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 whole chicken breasts,boned and halved
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
  • 1/4 pound plus 4 tablespoons butter
  • 2 pounds spinach,cooked and drained
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 pound mushrooms,sliced
  • chopped parsley
Cooking Method:
  1. Mix the flour,salt and pepper and dredge the chicken breasts with the seasoned flour.Dip them in the egg lightly beaten with the water and then coat with a mixture of the cheese and crumbs.Refrigerate 1 hour or more.
  2. In a large skillet heat 1/4 pound of the butter,add the chicken and brown on both sides.Lower heat,cover and cook until tender,about 25 minutes.
  3. meanwhile,chop the spinach coarsely and season with the lemon juice.Pile the spinach on a platter,arrange the chicken breasts on top and keep hot.
  4. To the skillet add 2 tablespoons of remaining butter and the mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms are tender.Spoon over the chicken.
  5. Brown the remaining butter in the same pan and pour through a fine sieve over the dish.Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

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