Chicken Piccata. Chicken breast cutlets, dredged in flour, browned, served with sauce of butter, lemon juice, capers, and stock or wine. For dinner this week, make Giada De Laurentiis' famous Chicken Piccata recipe, a comforting Italian classic made with lemon, butter and capers. Creamy Chicken Piccata - Let's just start out by stating the obvious, everything is better with a little cream added right? Chicken Piccata

You can have Chicken Piccata using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Piccata
  1. You need 4 of thinly sliced boneless skinless chicken breast.
  2. It’s 1/3 cup of flour plus 1 tablespoon.
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp of capers chopped.
  4. You need 3 of garlic cloves minced.
  5. You need 2 of tablespoons chopped fresh parsley.
  6. It’s 4 of tablespoons of butter.
  7. Prepare 4 of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
  8. You need 1 of zest & juice of 1 lemon.
  9. You need 1 1/2 of cups of chicken stock.
  10. Prepare 1 of lemon thinly sliced.

Use boneless chicken breasts for chicken piccata. We all know that boneless chicken breasts can be a bit boring on their own, but that's not in the cards here. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Chicken Piccata is an easy one-pan chicken dinner in a light lemon sauce.

Chicken Piccata instructions

  1. Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a deep saute pan over medium heat.

  2. Dredge the chicken breast in 1/3 of cup of flour and shake off the excess.

  3. Fry chicken breast in 2 batches until nicely browned. And remove to a plate.

  4. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan . Once melted add the capers and garlic & cook for 2 minutes..

  5. Add the zest & juice of 1 lemon and stir to combine..

  6. Add the remaining tablespoon of flour and whisk for 2 min..

  7. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil whisking constantly..

  8. Once boiling reduce heat to low and stir in parsley..

  9. Add chicken back to the pan and the slices of lemon. Cover and heat for 5 minutes..

  10. Then plate the chicken topped with sauce. I serve it along side spaghetti with garlic and olive oil but mashed potatoes work well also..

Watch the video tutorial below and this may just become your new favorite chicken recipe! This post may contain affiliate links. Chicken Piccata is an Italian chicken dish served in a lemon, wine, butter sauce with capers and parsley. This recipe is also great with fish if you need a recipe the kids will love, try Flounder Picatta. Season the chicken with salt and pepper.