Recipe: Chicken PiccataDescription: Italian-American skillet dish featuring chicken in a rich lemony butter-caper pan sauce.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 30Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 500 g chicken breast, 2 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoon butter, 2 clove garlic, 0.25 cup lemon juice, 0.25 cup capers, 0.5 teaspoon salt, 0.5 teaspoon black pepperInstructions: Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness of about 1 cm and season both sides with salt and pepper. In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken breasts and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside. In the same skillet, add 2 cloves of minced garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Add 0.25 cup of lemon juice and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in 0.25 cup of capers and simmer for 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the skillet and spoon the sauce over it. Cook for an additional 2 minutes until the chicken is heated through. Serve with the sauce drizzled on top.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: Italian-American, skillet, main courseThis Chicken Piccata recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 30 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
Italian-American
skillet
main course

Chicken Piccata

Italian-American skillet dish featuring chicken in a rich lemony butter-caper pan sauce.

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Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Serves: 4
August 8, 2025
Chicken Piccata - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
1.1 poundschicken breast

pounded to even thickness

2 tablespoonsolive oil
2 tablespoonsbutter
2 clovesgarlic

minced

0.25 cupslemon juice
0.25 cupscapers
0.5 teaspoonssalt
0.5 teaspoonsblack pepper
Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Pound the chicken breasts to an even thickness of about 1 cm and season both sides with salt and pepper.

2

In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the chicken breasts and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.

3

In the same skillet, add 2 cloves of minced garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Add 0.25 cup of lemon juice and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in 0.25 cup of capers and simmer for 2 minutes.

4

Return the chicken to the skillet and spoon the sauce over it. Cook for an additional 2 minutes until the chicken is heated through. Serve with the sauce drizzled on top.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
328
Calories
17.7g
Fat
1.5g
Carbs
39.1g
Protein
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