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Chicken Piccata

RECIPE DETAILS

Item ID: 2030132

Serving Size: 3 Ounces

HACCP Process Category:
#3 - Complex Food Preparation

Food Category: Lunch Entree

Attributes: Chicken, Pasta, Noodles

Allergens: Wheat

RECIPE DETAILS

Item ID: 2030132

Serving Size: 3 Ounces

HACCP Process Category:
#3 - Complex Food Preparation

Food Category: Lunch Entree

Attributes: Chicken, Pasta, Noodles

Allergens: Wheat

Ingredients

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Ingredients used in the recipes are commonly found USDA Foods or commercially available products. All ingredients for each recipe are listed in “As purchased” quantities. Ingredient yields from USDA’s Food Buying Guide can be found at the top of the Recipe Instructions when applicable.


Instructions

Yields

  • Chicken: 63% (cooked)

Pre-Preparation

  1. Brine the chicken
    1. Brining ratio: 1 gallon of water to ½ cup of salt for every 6 lbs of meat.
    2. Mix the water and salt in a large container to make the brine.
    3. Add chicken to brine and refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes.

  2. Cook spaghetti according to package instructions. Set aside.
  3. Wash produce as needed.
  4. Chop parsley.
  5. Mince garlic.

Preparation

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, salt, and pepper.
  2. Dredge chicken in the flour mixture.
  3. Heat tilt skillet and add oil.
  4. Pan-fry chicken over medium heat for about 5 minutes per side, or until browned and internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  5. Finish in the oven if necessary.
  6. Slice chicken into 1 oz pieces.
  7. Make the sauce
    1. In the same tilt skillet, add lemon juice, parsley, capers, and garlic to the remaining cooking oil. Stir.
    2. Add chicken base and water.
    3. Bring to a boil.
    4. Scrape skillet to loosen brown bits.
    5. Reduce and simmer until thickened. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
    6. Reserve sauce for pasta.

Reheating Instructions
If preparing ahead of time or sending to the site kitchens:

  1. Cool sauce, chicken, and pasta per the cooling SOP on the day of preparation.
  2. On the day of service, place 25 servings of chicken on each sheet pan.
  3. Reheat chicken in a 350°F oven until internal temperature reaches 165°F.
  4. Reheat sauce and spaghetti until internal temperature reaches 165°F.

Serving

  1. Mix the sauce with the pasta.
  2. Serve 3 oz of chicken over 1 cup of pasta and sauce.

Recipe Source: Boulder Valley School District Food Services

We recommend that any recipe selected for use in your district be tested in your kitchens before adding it to your menu. Recipe testing ensures that the methods and yields are compatible when prepared with your equipment. Since seasonings are particularly affected by scaling recipes, we highly recommend taste testing as you adjust quantities.


Food Groups/Meal Patterns

Based on default serving size and measure.

Meal Pattern Amount Per Serving
Fruits 0 cups
Vegetables, Dark Green 0 cups
Vegetables, Red/Orange 0 cups
Vegetables, Legumes 0 cups
Vegetables, Starchy 0 cups
Vegetables, Other 0 cups
Vegetables, Additional 0 cups
Grains 2 oz eq
Meat/Meat Alternatives 3 oz eq
Fluid Milk 0 cups

Nutrition Facts

Based on default serving size and measure.

Nutrients Serving
Calories 433.16 kcal
Total Fat 14.04 gm
Saturated Fat 2.44 gm
Trans Fat 0.02* gm
Sodium 678.01 mg
Carbohydrates 43.68 gm
Fiber 2.52* gm
Sugars 0.19* gm
Added Sugars 0.00* gm

*May vary depending on individual product(s) used in recipe.

Discover More

Menu Development

When we change from ready-to-heat foods to fresh foods in the context of menu planning, letting go of prior presumptions is important. Determining the amount of choices and how many per each age group are examples of menu planning challenges. Efficient, fiscally sustainable scratch-cooking programs are reducing choices in favor of fresh flavors.

Management

Management is a general term for all of the areas we include here: fiscal, human resources, facilities, assessment, and wellness policies. In order for a district’s food service department to be successful, the director has to be adept in a vast array of subjects.

Procurement

Procurement is one of the most complex processes that happen within our food service departments. In the event of shifting a program from using processed, ready-to-heat foods to scratch cooked recipes, many processes change.

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