Chicken Piccata
🍽️DinnerIntermediate🇮🇹Italian

Chicken Piccata

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A quick and elegant chicken dinner inspired by chicken piccata featuring crispy, flour-dredged cutlets and a lemony caper-butter sauce. Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s perfect for weeknight meals or entertaining guests.

15
Prep (min)
15
Cook (min)
30
Total (min)
2
servingss
$6.60
Total Cost
$3.30
Per servings
  • 280 g (2 Chicken Breasts) Chicken Breasts
  • 6 g (1 tsp) Coarse Salt, plus a pinch to finish, for seasoning
  • 63 g (½ cup) All-Purpose Flour, for dredging
  • 27 g (2 tbsp) Olive Oil, for frying
  • 25 g (8.3) Minced Garlic Cloves, finely minced
  • 30 g (¼ cup) Capers, drained
  • 3 g (1¼ tsp) All-Purpose Flour, for sauce
  • 200 g (13 tbsp 1¾ tsp) White Wine, preferably Chardonnay
  • 100 g (6 tbsp 2 tsp) Chicken Stock
  • 10 g (2 tsp) Lemon Juice
  • 75 g (¾ stick OR 5 tbsp) Butter, cold, cut into tablespoon-sized cubes
  • 5 g (2 tsp) Chopped Minced Fresh Parsley, chopped
  • 42 g (0.5) Lemon, zest
  1. 1
    Slice each breast in half horizontally, then pound each piece into a 1/4"-thick cutlet.
  2. 2
    Season both sides with salt and pepper and let rest .
  3. 3
    Dredge cutlets in flour and let rest , then dredge again just before cooking for a crispier crust.
  4. 4
    Heat olive oil in a 12" pan over medium-high heat and fry cutlets per side, pressing down with a spatula for the first ; remove and set aside, then wipe out excess oil and brown bits.
  5. 5
    Return pan to medium-low heat, add capers and cook until they soften and color a bit.
  6. 6
    Add garlic with a touch more oil and cook on medium-low, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
  7. 7
    Sprinkle in flour and stir to combine.
  8. 8
    Pour in white wine, scrape up any browned bits, and reduce until nearly dry, .
  9. 9
    Add chicken stock and reduce by half, .
  10. 10
    Remove pan from heat, stir in lemon juice, then whisk in cold butter cubes a few at a time until the sauce is glossy and smooth.
  11. 11
    Stir in parsley and lemon zest, taste and adjust salt, then spoon sauce over cutlets and serve immediately.
$6.60
Total Cost
$3.30
Per servings

Prices listed are approximate. Actual costs may vary based on store, location, and availability.

Ingredient Costs

  • Chicken Breasts(Meijer)
    $1.84
  • Coarse Salt(Meijer)
    $0.03
  • All-Purpose Flour(King Arthur)
    $0.17
  • Olive Oil(California Olive Ranch)
    $0.70
  • Capers(Meijer)
    $0.50
  • All-Purpose Flour(King Arthur)
    $0.01
  • White Wine(Meijer)
    $1.60
  • Chicken Stock(Meijer)
    $0.24
  • Lemon Juice(Fresh Squeezed)
    $0.22
  • Butter(Land O'Lakes)
    $1.04
  • Lemon(Fresh)
    $0.25
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