Description
Indulge in the rich flavors of this Creamy Lemon Chicken Piccata, a delightful Italian-American dish featuring tender chicken breasts in a luscious lemon cream sauce with briny capers. Perfect for a special dinner or a cozy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Coating:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup capers, drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- lemon slices for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Pound the chicken breasts: Evenly flatten the chicken breasts.
- Coat the chicken: Dredge chicken in seasoned flour.
- Cook chicken: Sauté chicken until golden and cooked through.
- Make sauce: Prepare the lemon cream sauce with garlic, wine, broth, cream, and capers.
- Combine: Return chicken to the skillet, simmer in the sauce.
- Serve: Garnish with parsley and lemon slices.
Notes
- Serve over pasta, rice, or mashed potatoes.
- For a lighter option, use half-and-half instead of heavy cream.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 chicken breast with sauce
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 135mg
