This dish for chicken piccata with caper sauce is quick and simple.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 25 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup white wine
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap. Pound breasts to 1/2-inch thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet.
- Spread flour into a wide, shallow dish. Press chicken into flour to coat completely.
- Melt butter with olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook chicken in hot butter mixture until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet to a serving platter and cover with a lid to keep warm.
- Pour white wine, lemon juice, capers, and garlic into the pan. Bring the liquid to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon; cook at a boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle sauce over and around the chicken; garnish with parsley.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 330 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 111 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 39 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 387 mg |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very tasty recipe. Not enough sauce for two breasts. I would double the amounts suggested.
Delicious and quick to make. I changed nothing in the recipe. Served over capellini (angel hair) pasta. A definite keeper,
Easy , fast… and delicious..!……Makes an elegant presentation….. ps…..I add the chicken back into the pan…and let it sautee in the sauce for a couple more minutes …so it absorbs the flavor of the sauce…I also added some small slices of a crimi mushrooms…..
Amazing!!! I didn’t have any wine on hand so I used apple cider vinegar after looking up good substitutions. This is definitely going on the family meal rotation.
Outstanding and so easy. I added artichokes – Yum! Next time I will use more white wine & lemon juice.
Really liked it. Had all the ingredients. Needed minor tweaking so I couldn’t do 5 stars. Once I tasted the overwhelming lemon flavor, I tweaked it and ended up cooking the sauce down for about 6-7 minutes. Added shallots, extra garlic (lots), freshly ground pepper and about 1/4 cup chicken broth. Last couple minutes I remembered I had mushrooms so added a few. Only thing I will remember to do next time is to put the chicken back into the sauce for a minute to warm it back up. I also used brown rice flour instead of all purpose and really love how light of texture it gives to the chicken. Its undetectable but adds something.
So good! I didn’t make any adjustments. Served with angel hair pasta and broccoli 🙂
This recipe was not only very easy to put together, but so delicious. I have shared it with many others. I look forward to making it again!!
The sauce was too thin and not enough. I whisked together an additional 1/4 C of white wine & 1/4 C water with a TBSP flour. Whisked into the pan until thickened. I served with couscous and asparagus.
I should have used thinner chicken breasts (had to cook them a bit longer) and a tad less lemon juice but it was delish!
This was very tasty. I made it as directed except for me the sauce was a bit watery so I mix in some corn starch in a bit of water. The capers and white wine added just the right amount of tang. This recipe is now added to my rotation.
Clear instructions, quick meal, able to top on rice.
Loved it!
I loved this recipe and so did the hubby! Only thing I changed was I added a tablespoon of butter at the end to smooth out the sauce a bit. Was amazing!!
Great and easy dish! Had to substitute white vermouth for white wine… added to sides of: fresh string beans with shallots, and homemade Mac-n-Cheese
good quick pm meal
This recipe is great! I made it per instructions but forgot the garlic (we love garlic) but otherwise followed recipe. My husband and I loved it. Will add to 2-3 week dinner rotation. I used pre-sliced chicken breasts from grocery store. Served with butter lemon potatoes and green beans. Yummy!
Very good, just need to use less lemon and a little extra flour to make a creamier sauce and it will be perfect next time.
Family loves this recipe as we serve with a side of pasta. Only thing I do differently is to add a Tbs of Italian Seasonings to the flour and then dredging chicken.
Absolutely delicious. Will definitely make this again
I made this exactly as written. Excellent!