Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe | Quick and Delicious Weeknight Meal
If you're in need of a fast and flavorful meal, look no further than this easy chicken piccata recipe. Chicken breasts are thinly sliced and pounded to create more surface area for absorbing flavors. Coated in flour and seasoned with salt and pepper, the chicken is cooked in a skillet with butter and olive oil until golden on both sides. A sauce is then made with lemon juice, white wine, and chicken stock, infused with the briny flavors of capers. The sauce is reduced and seasoned to taste before butter is added to mellow out the acidity. The cooked chicken is then returned to the pan, coated with the sauce, and garnished with fresh parsley. Serve this delicious dish over pasta for a complete meal that everyone will love. Watch the video tutorial for step-by-step instructions on how to make this quick and delicious weeknight meal!
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts
- Salt
- Pepper
- Flour
- Butter
- Olive oil
- Lemon juice
- White wine
- Chicken stock
- Parsley
- Capers
Cooking steps:
- Slice the chicken breasts down the middle and pound them thinly. Season with salt and pepper.
- Dredge the chicken in flour, coating all sides.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken until golden on both sides.
- In a mixing cup, combine lemon juice, white wine, and chicken stock.
- Reduce the heat and add the stock mixture to the skillet. Stir and simmer until the sauce reduces.
- Chop parsley and rinse and drain capers.
- Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add butter to mellow the acidity.
- Return the cooked chicken to the pan and coat it with the sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley.
- Serve the chicken piccata over a bed of pasta or enjoy it straight from the pan. Enjoy!
