30 Minute Chicken Piccata is a tasty Italian American chicken dish with a white garlic and lemon sauce for a deliciously rich chicken dinner.
What Is Chicken Piccata?
Chicken Piccata is tender chicken served in a white sauce, traditionally made with capers or olives in the savory white sauce.
About This Recipe:
Chicken Piccata is a great recipe to make for dinner that the whole family can enjoy, and switch things up for dinner with only simple pantry ingredients. With the combination of the rich white sauce and tender chicken, you will have a tasty dinner recipe that is the ultimate comfort food. Serve the chicken over a bed of pasta for another great option or with some Parker House dinner rolls!
Key Ingredients:
Chicken: Use boneless chicken breast when making this dinner for the best results. However, chicken thighs would work great as well!
Butter: Butter will be the powderhouse behind this rich white sauce. Use unsalted butter and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
Capers: Adding capers to the white sauce is a great way to add a slightly tangy or salty flavor to balance the richness of the sauce and add another delicious texture to the piccata sauce.
See the full list of remaining ingredients below!
How To Make Chicken Piccata:
- With a sharp knife, butterfly your chicken to create chicken cutlets, then cut it in half so you have four pieces. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Add the flour into a large zip-lock bag and shake vigorously until the chicken is coated completely.
- Remove the chicken and shake to remove excess flour from chicken, placing it on the wire rack or a clean plate.
- Add unsalted butter and olive oil to a large skillet, heating it over medium-high heat until the butter is melted.
- Add two chicken pieces to the hot pan, and make sure they do not touch.
- Cook the chicken until golden brown on all sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Repeat steps 4-6 with the remaining pieces of chicken and cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Add garlic to the pan and cook until fragrant. Add chicken stock or chicken broth and deglaze the skillet, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Add lemon juice and capers or olives to cook with the chicken and let it simmer.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Put the remaining butter in the skillet and whisk vigorously until the sauce is emulsified, and then pour over the top of the chicken.
- Garnish the chicken breasts with chopped parsley and serve.
Substitutions & Variations:
If you prefer to use something other than capers in the sauce, green olives are a great choice and will give you a similar flavor.
Switch out the chicken stock for chicken broth and still get a delicious white sauce.
Add in some dry white wine in place of the chicken stock for another added flavor profile, but allow the sauce time to reduce.
Chicken Piccata Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breast fillets, around 1lb. skinless and boneless
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 6 Tablespoons butter (unsalted), divided
- 4 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced or minced (however you like)
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup brined capers, rinsed, or chopped green olives
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
Prepare the chicken:
- Coat the chicken; first, place your chicken on a cutting board. With a sharp knife, butterfly your chicken, then cut it in half so you have four pieces. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Add the flour into a large zip-lock bag. Add your chicken pieces to the bag. Close the bag and shake vigorously until the chicken is coated completely. Remove the chicken from the zip-lock bag, gently shake to remove excess flour, and place it on the wire rack or a clean plate.
Cook the chicken:
- Heat your oil; add 2 Tablespoons of unsalted butter and 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet. Heat it over medium-high heat until the butter is melted.
- When hot, add two chicken pieces, and make sure they do not touch.
- Cook the chicken until golden brown on all sides, or 3 minutes per side. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Melt another 2 Tablespoons and add the remaining olive oil to the same skillet. When hot, cook the remaining chicken pieces until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add chicken stock and deglaze the skillet, scraping any brown bits.
- Add lemon juice and capers or olives along with the cooked chicken. Simmer the chicken for another 5 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet onto the serving plate.
- Add the remaining butter to the skillet and whisk vigorously until the sauce is emulsified.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken.
Serve:
- Garnish the chicken with chopped parsley and serve.
Notes
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Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.What to Serve With This Recipe:
- Honey Roasted Carrots is a great way to add a sweet veggie to this dish.
- Roasted Veggie Pasta Salad Recipe provides delicious fresh flavor!
- Use your air fryer to make Crispy Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts.
- Oven Baked Green Beans can cook in the oven while you make this easy dinner recipe.
I could not believe how fast this delicious recipe came together!