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Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...

Chicken Piccata Recipe

Chicken piccata recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories per serving 380 kcal

Ingredients

  • 7 oz chicken fillets (200 g)
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 3 tbsp plain flour
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 glass dry white wine
  • 2 tbsp capers in brine
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
  • pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Rinse the chicken fillets under cold running tap water and then pat them dry with some kitchen paper. Wrap them in cling film and gently flatten the chicken evenly on both sides using a meat mallet until very thin.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...
  2. Pour the flour in a deep plate and season generously with dashed of pepper and salt. Coat the thin chicken fillets very lightly with the seasoned flour. Shake off any excess flour.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...
  3. Heat a little splash of olive oil in a non-stick pan over high heat until hot. Then add the floured chicken fillets and quickly brown them for 1 to 2 minutes.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...
  4. Then flip them over and cook them on the other side for another minute until golden.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...
  5. Remove the cooked chicken from the pan immediately and transfer them onto a clean plate. Cover with a piece of tinfoil. Turn the heat to medium-low now. Add the lemon juice, the capers and the white wine to the hot pan.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...
  6. Simmer for 2 minutes. Stir regularly until the sauce starts to come together. Place the browned chicken fillets back in the pan for another minute and drizzle them with the sauce. Check the seasoning and add pepper, salt or lemon juice to taste if necessary.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...
  7. Transfer them onto hot plates. Drizzle the remaining lemon and caper sauce on top. Finish with the freshly chopped parsley. Serve immediately.
    Chicken Piccata Recipe: chicken in lemon, white wine and caper sauce! Serve this dish with grilled bread or plain and simple: over al dente pasta...