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Chicken Piccata Recipe

Easy and healthy lemon caper chicken piccata recipe! Use chicken breasts, thighs, or make with fish. Makes a delicious lemon sauce that's perfect with rice. :: DontWastetheCrumbs.com
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Easy and healthy lemon caper chicken piccata recipe! Use chicken breasts, thighs, or make with fish. Makes a delicious lemon sauce that’s perfect with rice.

Ingredients

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  • 2 chicken breasts, pounded out to approx ½ inch thick and each breast cut in half for a total of 4 pieces of meat
  • ¼ cup flour
  • Salt for seasoning
  • 2–4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3–4 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1–2 Tbsp capers
  • 2 Tbsp fresh parsley (or 1 Tbsp dried)

Instructions

  1. Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt and dredge both sides in flour to coat. Warm 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium heat until butter melts.
  2. Saute 1-2 breasts (depending on the size of your pan), turning once, until browned on both sides and cooked through. Transfer to a plate and cover to keep warm. Repeat with another tablespoon of butter and olive oil and remaining chicken until all pieces are cooked.
  3. Pour chicken stock and lemon juice into the skillet and bring to a boil, stirring to bring up the cooked-on pieces of chicken. Remove from heat and stir in capers, parsley and 1 tablespoon of butter, stirring until the butter melts. Serve immediately.

Notes

To Make Chicken Thighs Instead of Chicken Breasts:

You can use chicken thighs instead, but they will take longer to cook. When I use chicken breasts, this dish is ready in under 30 minutes. Chicken thighs will make your total cook time closer to 45 minutes.

To Serve:

I like to serve this over Instant Pot brown rice or Instant Pot quinoa. Both are hands-off and cook perfectly every time!

Simple vegetables like oven-roasted broccoli or Instant pot steamed vegetables also go well with lemon chicken piccata because of the lemony sauce.

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Keywords: chicken piccata, lemon caper chicken, healthy lemon caper chicken

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