Chicken Breasts With Fennel-Mustard Butter And Radicchio

Serves: 5

Carole Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

46

Sweetness

53

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Fennel Seed

2 tsps

Dijon Mustard

1 cup

Olive Oil

Directions:

1

For Fennel-mustard butter: Stir fennel seeds in small skillet over high heat until beginning to brown, about 1 minute

2

Place in spice mill and grind to coarse powder

3

Transfer to small bowl

4

Add remaining ingredients; stir to blend

5

Season with salt and pepper

6

(Can be made 2 days ahead

7

Cover and chill

8

) Stir fennel seeds in small skillet over high heat until beginning to brown, about 1 minute

9

Place in spice mill and grind to coarse powder

10

Transfer to small bowl

11

Add remaining ingredients; stir to blend

12

Season with salt and pepper

13

(Can be made 2 days ahead

14

Cover and chill

15

) For Chicken: Whisk oil, lemon juice, and garlic in small bowl to blend

16

Place chicken in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish

17

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

18

Pour oil mixture over

19

Turn to coat

20

Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours

21

Heat 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat

22

Add 3 chicken breasts with some of marinade to each skillet; sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side

23

Transfer chicken to platter

24

Place 2 teaspoons fennel-mustard butter atop each chicken breast

25

Melt 1/4 cup mustard-fennel butter in 1 skillet over medium-high heat

26

Add anchovies; mash with fork

27

Stir in radicchio and capers; sauté until radicchio just begins to wilt, about 1 minute

28

Spoon radicchio atop chicken breasts

29

Whisk oil, lemon juice, and garlic in small bowl to blend

30

Place chicken in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish

31

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

32

Pour oil mixture over

33

Turn to coat

34

Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours

35

Heat 2 heavy large skillets over medium-high heat

36

Add 3 chicken breasts with some of marinade to each skillet; sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side

37

Transfer chicken to platter

38

Place 2 teaspoons fennel-mustard butter atop each chicken breast

39

Melt 1/4 cup mustard-fennel butter in 1 skillet over medium-high heat

40

Add anchovies; mash with fork

41

Stir in radicchio and capers; sauté until radicchio just begins to wilt, about 1 minute

42

Spoon radicchio atop chicken breasts