Quick Chicken Piccata (Ready in 15 Min!)
Servings: 4
Calories: 274kcal
Chicken Piccata, an impressive yet simple Italian recipe, makes dinner sorted in just 15 min!
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Ingredients
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts (or chicken cutlets)
- 4 tablespoon all purpose flour for dredging
- 4 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 60 ml dry white wine or chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon capers well washed
- 4 lemon slices
- 1 shallot finely minced
- a handful of fresh parsley or thyme chopped
- sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pound the chicken breasts with a meat tenderiser, or use chicken cutlets.
- Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Dredge them in flour and shake off excess.
- In a large skillet melt half of the butter with the extra-virgin olive oil, over medium heat.
- Add the chicken slices to the skillet and cook for about 3 to 4 minute per side until golden. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside in a warm place.
- Adjust the heat to very low. Add lemon juice, chicken stock or wine, capers, lemon slices and shallots, and scrape well up the brown bits from the pan.
- Return the skillet to medium heat and bring to a boil. Season to taste, add the chicken back to the skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Remove the chicken and place into a serving plate. Add the remaining butter to the sauce and whisk for about a minute until it has a nice, silky texture.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and garnish with parsley or fresh thyme leaves. Season with freshly-cracked black pepper and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 265mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg