Chicken Piccata with Angel Hair Pasta

Name: Chicken Piccata with Angel Hair Pasta
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter, divided; 2 Tbsps capers; 79 milliliters chicken broth; 227 grams package angel hair pasta, cooked and drained; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 79 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley; 1 clove garlic, minced; 0 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 0 teaspoons paprika; 454 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, pounded thin and cut into 2-inch pieces

Chicken Piccata with Angel Hair Pasta requires roughly 55 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 477 calories, 29g of protein, and 22g of fat. If you have lemon juice, capers, chicken broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. It works well as a main course.

Instructions

Whisk together flour, black pepper, and paprika in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, coating evenly; set aside.

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All Purpose Flour

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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; stir and cook the garlic until light brown, about 1 minute.

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Olive Oil

Garlic

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Remove the garlic from the skillet and set aside.

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Garlic

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Place 2 tablespoons of butter into the skillet with the olive oil. Cook the chicken pieces in the oil and butter over medium-high heat until brown, about 5 minutes per side.

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Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.

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Whole Chicken

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Pour the wine into the hot skillet and bring to a boil over high heat, scraping the browned pieces from the bottom and sides of the pan. Boil the wine until it is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.

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Wine

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Whisk in the chicken broth, reserved garlic, lemon juice and capers. Cook for 5 minutes over medium-high heat. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and parsley. Return the chicken pieces to the skillet and continue cooking over medium heat until the sauce thickens, about 15 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Lemon Juice

Parsley

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Capers

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Meanwhile, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the angel hair pasta, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Angel Hair Pasta