Chicken piccata

Chicken piccata

By Ava Smith
15’ Prep time
15’ Cook time
30’ Total time
240 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

Chicken piccata is made with boneless skinless chicken breasts, a delicious white wine lemon sauce, and capers. we love serving this chicken piccata recipe next to angel hair pasta for a complete meal!
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Begin by slicing the chicken breasts lengthwise in half to create 4 cutlets.
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Step 2

Then, place the chicken cutlets on a cutting board and cover them with plastic wrap. Using a meat tenderizer, pound the chicken to a ½-inch thickness. Set aside.
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Step 3

Mix chicken breading together in a medium-sized bowl by combining whole wheat flour, granulated garlic, salt and pepper, and italian seasoning. Reserve 1 tablespoon for later.
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Step 4

Dredge the chicken by first rinsing each chicken breast with water and then dredging the chicken through the flour mixture. Make sure the chicken breast is completely covered in the flour mixture.
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Step 5

Next, heat a large skillet over medium/high heat. Add olive oil.
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Step 6

When olive oil is fragrant, add the chicken cutlets to the pan.
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Step 7

Saute each cutlet for 4-5 minutes per side on medium heat, or until golden brown and fully cooked.
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Step 8

When the chicken is golden brown on both sides, remove chicken cutlets from the pan. Set aside.
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Step 9

Deglaze the pan by pouring the white wine into the skillet. Use a spatula to scrape the little brown bits from the pan.
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Step 10

Next, add 1 tablespoon of the remaining flour mixture to the pan and whisk together with wine until it thickens
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Step 11

Add broth, lemon juice, and capers to the pan and whisk together.
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Step 12

Remove from heat and pour the piccata sauce over the chicken.
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Step 13

Serve over pasta of choice, or on its own.

Ingredient

  • Fresh lemon juice
    Fresh lemon juice
    29.57 ml
  • Dry white wine
    Dry white wine
    118.29 ml
  • Chicken broth
    Chicken broth
    118.29 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    32.35 ml
  • Salt
    Salt
    0.62 ml
  • Capers
    Capers
    29.57 ml
  • Granulated garlic
    Granulated garlic
    9.86 ml
  • Ground pepper
    Ground pepper
    2.46 ml
  • Italian seasoning
    Italian seasoning
    2.46 ml
  • White whole wheat flour
    White whole wheat flour
    78.78 ml
  • Flour mixture
    Flour mixture
    14.79 ml

Nutrition Facts

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