Lemon Chicken Piccata

Name: Lemon Chicken Piccata
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps capers, drained and rinsed; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 lemon, thinly sliced; 59 milliliters fresh lemon juice; 237 milliliters low sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps minced Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; 4 servings salt and pepper to taste; 3 larges skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1/2-inch medallions

Lemon Chicken Piccata might be a good recipe to expand your main course repertoire. This recipe makes 4 servings with 248 calories, 21g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken breast halves, chicken broth, flour, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).

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Place a serving platter into the oven to warm.

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Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour. Shake off excess flour.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Breast

All Purpose Flour

Shake

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet; pan-fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Work in batches and do not crowd skillet, adding oil as needed .

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Chicken Pieces

Cooking Oil

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Place the chicken pieces onto the warmed platter in the oven. When finished with all the chicken, drain most of the oil from the skillet, leaving a thin coating on the surface of the pan.

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Cook and stir the minced garlic in the skillet until fragrant, about 20 seconds.

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Minced Garlic

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Pour in the chicken broth. Scrape and dissolve any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Stir in the lemon slices and bring the mixture to a boil.

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Chicken Broth

Lemon

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Let cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reduces to about 2/3 cup, 5 to 8 minutes.

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Sauce

Add the lemon juice and capers; simmer until the sauce is reduced and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes more. Drop the butter into the skillet and swirl it into the sauce by tilting the skillet until the butter is melted and incorporated.

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Lemon Juice