Chicken Piccata and Brownie Sundaes
Whew, I am stuffed! We had friends over for dinner tonight, and there was just so much yummy food! Everything tasted so good, and I basically over-did-it. Ugh. Oh well. A sweaty workout is on the agenda for tomorrow!
Mal and I started the evening with an episode of Weeds and a glass of red wine before our friends arrived for dinner.
As an appetizer, I prepared a hummus plate with raw carrots and broccoli.
Once our friends Dave and Marie arrived, Mal and I got cookin’ in the kitchen! We decided to make an easy chicken piccata with linguine recipe for dinner tonight. Mal took charge of the chicken and pasta.
Keeping with the lemon theme from this afternoon, I was in charge of the lemon, which was obviously a big responsibility! 
Zesting the lemon…
Ove-Gloves!!!
Chicken Piccata With Linguine
From Shape magazine, December 2006
Use a regular skillet, not nonstick, for this recipe; it helps develop browned bits that give the sauce great flavor.
5 KEY INGREDIENTS
8 oz. linguine
1 large lemon
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch-thick
bite-size slices
1/3 cup white wine
2 cups small broccoli florets (about 4 oz.)
SERVES 4
PREP TIME 14 minutes
COOK TIME 14 minutes
FROM THE PANTRY
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Zest lemon, then juice it. Set aside.
On a large plate, season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Lightly coat both sides with flour.
In a 12-inch heavy skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat. Spread chicken slices in skillet and allow to sear 1 to 2 minutes, or until light golden. Turn chicken and continue to sear 1 to 2 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through. Remove chicken to plate.
Add wine, lemon juice, and 1/3 cup water to skillet and bring to a boil, stirring to deglaze pan. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes. Add broccoli, increase heat to high, and cook, covered, 1 minute or until broccoli is bright green and tender. Remove from heat.
Return chicken to skillet along with any juices on plate. Stir in remaining oil, salt, and pepper. Divide linguine among four plates and top with chicken and broccoli mixture. Garnish with lemon zest.
Nutrition score per serving: 429 calories, 20% fat (9 g; 1 g saturated), 45% carbs (47 g), 33% protein (34 g), 1 g fiber, 29 mg calcium, 3 mg iron, 359 mg sodium
Mal was critical of his chicken piccata with linguine dish tonight, but I thought the meal came out very delicious! The lemon flavor was a tad on the strong side, but that was my fault. I guess I got a little carried away with it! 
Dessert
Our dinner guests brought brownies and vanilla ice cream to make brownie sundaes for dessert… and then they made them for Mal and me! 
Dave and Marie are so nice!!
Our guests warmed the brownies in the microwave and then topped them with ice cream. I let my ice cream melt a little before eating it, so it was a mushy mess of gooey brownie and creamy vanilla ice cream. Simply divine!
Time for bed! Good night!
Posted by: Tina 32 comments
Posted in: Recipes, Uncategorized
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Brownie sundaes??!! You are so lucky, I’ve been crazy ice cream SOOOO bad!!!
Looks like a great day!!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Ummm, I mean craving…not crazy. Haha…
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Great dinner! Love chicken & broccoli together, and you can’t go wrong with a brownie sundae. Yum!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
brownies are my dessert weakness. With vanilla ice cream is the best way to enjoy them!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
doesn’t get much betta
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
I WANT AN OVE GLOVE!!!! I love those infomercials!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
My mouth is watering from the brownie sundae! Just saw ice-cream on Heather’s blog and now yours! And I have brownies in the cupboard waiting for me to bake them. Perhaps I will make my own brownie sundae soon
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
I love that you and your husband cook together!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Looks like such a fun party! I love when everyone pitches in to make a meal together. I LOVE brownie sundaes!!!
I also overindulged today… big gym stop tomorrow!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Brownie sundaes are so on my list of favorites! Put warm gooey chocolateness in front of me and I’m gone.
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Mal is such a goof. I obviously meant that as a compliment.
I guess ice cream parties are in the air…
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Your dinner looks great. I love meals with friends!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
hey Tina your dinner looks delicious and you ate with friends=nothing to be guilty about! tomorrow is a new day-and the sun will shine brought upon you and your good soul. keep up the living! your amazing to me! on another note, i couldnt help but giggle about the lemon!!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Oh man…Brownie Sundaes!!! So incredible. The chicken picatta looks delicious!!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
The chicken Piccata sounds good, but that dessert…mmm, I could go for some warm mushy brownie with ice-cream right about now. Good job zesting.
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
What a fun night with friend! I like your attitude toward over-indulging – it happens, and you should only think about what to do next (like a sweaty workout!) rather than dwell on the eating.
I died at the glove picture. You and Mal seem like fun people
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Oh what a fun post!
Thanks for the great recipe.
Where are those gloves from? I love them!
Angela
http://www.ohsheglows.com
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
your pics are NOT helping my hummus obsession…LOVE it!
hungryhungryhippie.com
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
You’re past looks great! Brownie sundaes are a great dessert to bring over for friends…they are so easy to put together. And yummy!
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I used to love Weeds, I haven’t watched in forever though!
Looks like an amazing dinner and fun night with friends
on Jan 8th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
looks like a great dinner!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 1:22 am
I have been drooling over that homemade hummus for days – I’m going to have to make some! And now the brownie sundaes! Those are some great dinner guests.
Good work on the zesting! Hehe.
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 1:37 am
My grandma gave me an Ove Glove and I threw it away because I thought it was cheap/lame/ugly and now I am HATING myself because I wish I had it back!
Your friends are lucky to have you to cook for them!!!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 1:42 am
What a lovely combo! Looks like fun!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Looks like a fun night! I love the simplicity of the pasta recipe. It looks delicious.
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 6:11 am
Everything looks so good- what a fun dinner party. Any cool weekend plans?
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 7:20 am
What a delicious dinner and dessert! Glad you had a fun time with friends!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Fabulous night of company and eats!!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 8:06 am
What a fun, relaxing night. Dinner looks so good! I love the ove-glove pic!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 8:40 am
I love chicken piccatta and brownie a la mode is totally my favorite dessert. Yum!
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Mal is hysterical! He is so much like my hubby. I love that you include him on the blog.
on Jan 9th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Teen, there are so many things on this post that I love. Your kitchen is so pristine and white. Everything Mal is great. Your dessert is heaven.
And…I like your belt!