Chicken Piccata
Classic Chicken Piccata Recipe: Easy to make & so authentic! With a savory lemon sauce, capers, & shallots. A crowd-pleasing one-pan meal!
Servings: 4
Calories: 452kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ pound thin-sliced chicken breasts
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt divided
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour approx.
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 2 shallots minced
- 3 cloves fresh garlic minced
- ¼ cup white wine* optional
- 1 ¾ cups chicken stock
- ¼ cup capers drained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed from ½ lemon
- parsley chopped (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Season the chicken with 1 ¼ teaspoons of the salt and the garlic powder and pepper.
- Lightly coat the seasoned chicken in flour, tapping off any excess.
- Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, along with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
- Working in batches to avoid crowding the pan, brown the chicken on each side (approx. 3 minutes).
- Drain the chicken & set it aside.
- Sautee the minced shallots until becoming tender, then add the garlic and continue to sautee until fragrant.
- Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour over the garlic and shallots, and stir to coat.
- Pour in the wine (if using), whisking out any lumps and pulling the brown bits up off the bottom of the pan.
- Whisk in the chicken stock, and simmer the sauce until thickened (about 3 to 5 minutes).
- Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter, along with the capers, lemon juice, and remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt.
- Nestle the cooked chicken back into the pan, bathing it in the sauce.
- Garnish with chopped parsley.
Notes
*Can be substituted with additional chicken stock.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25recipe | Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 1640mg | Potassium: 726mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 413IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg