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A better Chicken Piccata

A better Chicken Piccata

This better Chicken Piccata features a pleasing lemon sauce and flavorful chicken, avoiding sourness. Perfect for a delicious meal.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Mains
Cuisine American-Italian, Western
Servings 3 servings
Calories 358 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

Chicken and Coating

  • 450 g chicken breast, skinless boneless (2 large pieces)
  • 4 tablespoon flour (sub cornflour for GF)
  • 2.5 tablespoon parmesan, finely grated
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon pepper
  • 2.5 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (15g)

Lemon Sauce

  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter (cut into 1.5cm cubes)
  • cup dry white wine
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh)
  • 3 tablespoon capers in brine (drained)
  • 1.5 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped plus more for garnish

Instructions
 

Crispy Parmesan Chicken

  • Cut each breast into 3 pieces. Then place between 2 pieces of cling wrap or paper and pound to ½ cm thickness.
  • Drizzle chicken with ½ tablespoon olive oil and spread with your fingers on both sides.
  • Mix flour, parmesan, salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Coat chicken, pressing to adhere, then shaking off excess.
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Then add butter and let it melt.
  • Place 3 pieces of chicken in the skillet. Cook 3 - 4 minutes until golden, then turn and cook the other side for 1 minute. Remove onto plate, repeat with remaining chicken.

Chicken Piccata Sauce

  • Pour out and discard excess fat in skillet, then give it a quick wipe with paper towels.
  • Still on medium high heat, add wine. Let it simmer rapidly until it reduces by half - around 3 minutes.
  • Add lemon and simmer 1 minute.
  • Reduce heat to low. Add cubed butter and swirl pan to make it melt but not go foamy. Sauce should be glossy, translucent and slightly thickened.
  • Stir in capers and parsley. Serve chicken with Sauce, sprinkled with extra parsley if desired!

Notes

If you use 2 large breasts (450g/16oz), you will serve 3 comfortably. Use low sodium chicken stock for a non-alcoholic version of the dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 33gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 616mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 365IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
Keyword chicken piccata, creamy lemon chicken
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