Recipe: Perfect Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata.

You can cook Chicken Piccata using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Piccata

1. Prepare 4 of thinly sliced boneless skinless chicken breast.
2. It's 1/3 cup of flour plus 1 tablespoon.
3. You need 1 tbsp of capers chopped.
4. Prepare 3 of garlic cloves minced.
5. It's 2 of tablespoons chopped fresh parsley.
6. You need 4 of tablespoons of butter.
7. You need 4 of tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.
8. It's 1 of zest & juice of 1 lemon.
9. It's 1 1/2 of cups of chicken stock.
10. It's 1 of lemon thinly sliced.

Chicken Piccata step by step

1. Heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a deep saute pan over medium heat.
2. Dredge the chicken breast in 1/3 of cup of flour and shake off the excess.
3. Fry chicken breast in 2 batches until nicely browned. And remove to a plate.
4. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter to the pan . Once melted add the capers and garlic & cook for 2 minutes..
5. Add the zest & juice of 1 lemon and stir to combine..
6. Add the remaining tablespoon of flour and whisk for 2 min..
7. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil whisking constantly..
8. Once boiling reduce heat to low and stir in parsley..
9. Add chicken back to the pan and the slices of lemon. Cover and heat for 5 minutes..
10. Then plate the chicken topped with sauce. I serve it along side spaghetti with garlic and olive oil but mashed potatoes work well also..