THE BEST CHICKEN PICCATA
We love this recipe because the chicken breasts, which can often be dry and tasteless, come out so moist and tender. What's our secret? Seasoning the chicken with salt and pepper 1 hour before cooking ensures that they stay juicy. First the salt draws some moisture from the meat, but then the meat re-absorbs the salty liquid, leading to perfectly seasoned cutlets. And that bright lemony butter sauce? There is enough to serve with the chicken plus a side of pasta or crusty bread.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Cut two 12-inch sheets of plastic wrap.
- Cut the chicken breasts in half lengthwise, making 4 roughly equal pieces; they should look like large chicken tenders. Place one sheet of plastic on a clean cutting board. Put a chicken piece in the center of the plastic and top with the other sheet of plastic. Pound the chicken with the flat side of a meat mallet, starting in the center and working your way to the edges, until the chicken is 1/4-inch thick and 6 to 8 inches long. Transfer to the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining chicken, one piece at a time. Liberally sprinkle with salt and pepper. Refrigerate the chicken cutlets uncovered for 1 hour.
- Remove the zest from half of the lemon in wide strips with a vegetable peeler, leaving the bitter white pith behind. Halve and juice the whole lemon.
- Put the flour in a shallow bowl or plate. Dredge the chicken in the flour, shaking off any excess. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until very hot, about 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter and melt. Working in 2 batches, cook the cutlets, adding another tablespoon of butter to the skillet between batches, until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side (it's ok if the chicken is not completely cooked through, it will finish cooking in the sauce). Transfer the cutlets to a plate.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Add the garlic and 1 tablespoon of the butter to the skillet and cook until the garlic is tender and fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the wine and cook until almost completely evaporated, about 4 minutes. Add the capers, lemon zest, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, 1/4 cup water and the cutlets with any accumulated juices and bring to a boil. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. Turn the chicken to coat in the sauce and cook until the butter melts and the sauce thickens slightly. Garnish with chopped parsley.
CHICKEN PICCATA
For dinner tonight, try Ina Garten's classic Chicken Piccata recipe, from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network; don't forget the velvety lemon butter sauce.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap and pound out to 1/4-inch thick. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper.
- Mix the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper in a shallow plate. In a second plate, beat the egg and 1/2 tablespoon of water together. Place the bread crumbs on a third plate. Dip each chicken breast first in the flour, shake off the excess, and then dip in the egg and bread crumb mixtures.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large saute pan over medium to medium-low heat. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 2 minutes on each side, until browned. Place them on the sheet pan and allow them to bake for 5 to 10 minutes while you make the sauce.
- For the sauce, wipe out the saute pan with a dry paper towel. Over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter and then add the lemon juice, wine, the reserved lemon halves, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Boil over high heat until reduced in half, about 2 minutes. Off the heat, add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and swirl to combine. Discard the lemon halves and serve 1 chicken breast on each plate. Spoon on the sauce and serve with a slice of lemon and a sprinkling of fresh parsley.
QUICK CHICKEN PICCATA
Quick chicken recipes make dinner a breeze. Laced with lemon and simmered in white wine, this stovetop entree is super easy and elegant. Almost any side-noodles, veggies or bread-tastes better next to this lovely chicken. -Cynthia Heil, Augusta, Georgia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a shallow bowl, mix flour, salt and pepper. Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Dip chicken in flour mixture to coat both sides; shake off excess., In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Brown chicken on both sides. Add wine; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until chicken is no longer pink, 12-15 minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 265 calories, Fat 14g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 93mg cholesterol, Sodium 442mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 24g protein.
CHICKEN PICCATA
A deliciously juicy and flavorful chicken dinner that's a breeze to put together, this Chicken Piccata recipe will be an instant favorite.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place chicken between plastic wrap and pound evenly until about 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread flour in a shallow dish; season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; whisk to combine. Place chicken in seasoned flour, turning to coat thoroughly, then tap off the excess.
- Heat the oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until butter starts to sizzle. Cook the chicken in batches, if necessary, to avoid crowding the pan (the cutlets should fit snugly in a single layer) until golden and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes for each side. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of the cutlet. Transfer the chicken to a platter. Pour out any excess fat from the pan.
- Return pan to medium heat and add wine, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cook until the liquid is reduced by half, about 30 seconds. (If the liquid is reducing too quickly -- before all the browned bits have been incorporated -- remove the pan from the heat.) Remove the pan from the heat. Add lemon juice, capers, and remaining 2 tablespoons butter and swirl until melted and combined, then add parsley and season with salt as desired.
- Immediately pour the sauce over the chicken, and serve.
CHICKEN PICCATA
Cook's Illustrated has the best technique descriptions I've ever seen and this recipe, with a little tweaking, is the best piccata I've ever tried with an assertive lemon accent.
Provided by Sue Freeman
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Halve one lemon lengthwise and slice one half crosswise into 1/8-1/4 inch thick slices.
- Juice the remaining 1 1/2 lemons to obtain 1/4 cup juice.
- Salt & pepper each cutlet generously and coat each with flour.
- Heat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until hot, add 2 tbsp oil, saute half of the cutlets until medium brown (2 minutes per side).
- Transfer cutlets to warm plate.
- Add remaining oil and repeat with remaining cutlets.
- Add shallot or garlic to pan over medium heat -- saute until fragrant (30 seconds).
- Add stock and lemon slices, increase heat to high and deglaze pan; simmer until liquid reduces to about 1/3 cup.
- Add lemon juice and capers and simmer until sauce reduces again to 1/3 cup.
- Remove pan from heat, swirl in butter until it melts and thickens sauce; swirl in parsley.
- Spoon sauce over chicken and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 485.7, Fat 27.6, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 133.7, Sodium 415, Carbohydrate 19.1, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 2.1, Protein 40.1
MY BEST CHICKEN PICCATA
This is the most requested dish by my teens' friends! Great even as leftovers, if there ever are any! Best served with a risotto or fettucine alfredo with a side of broccoli. Not for the diet conscious!
Provided by LROHNER
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix flour, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Dredge the chicken breast pieces in the seasoned flour to coat; tap off excess flour.
- Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat until hot but not starting to brown. Pan-fry coated chicken breast pieces in the hot butter until golden brown, the juices run clear, and the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Turn the chicken pieces often. Remove chicken from skillet and keep warm.
- Pour white wine into the skillet and scrape pan to dissolve any browned bits of food on the bottom. Mix in lemon juice, reduce heat to low, and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir often. Stir capers into sauce and place chicken back into skillet, turning to coat with sauce.
- To serve, transfer chicken to a serving platter, top with sauce, and garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 484.4 calories, Carbohydrate 29.3 g, Cholesterol 121.8 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 26.8 g, SaturatedFat 15.3 g, Sodium 820.2 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
COUNTRY CHICKEN PICCATA
Lemons and green onions give a delicate taste to this elegant chicken dish. Can be served with rice or boiled potatoes. From Land-o-Lakes Cookbook.
Provided by daisygrl64
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- in a small bowl combine milk and egg.
- in another bowl combine, flour, crushed corn flakes, salt and black pepper.
- flatten each chicken breast half to about 1/4" thickness by pounding between sheets of waxed paper.
- dip chicken into milk and egg mixture, then into flour mixture, turning to coat.
- in a 10" skillet melt 4 tablespoons of butter, add garlic and chicken, cook over medium heat, turning occasionally until golden brown (about 5 to 6 min).
- place chicken on serving platter and keep warm.
- add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to drippings in pan, stir until butter melts.
- stir in lemon juice, add green onions and mushrooms, continue cooking stirring occasionally until heated through (about 2 to 4 min).
- spoon sauce over chicken.
- garnish with lemon slices and parsley.
CHICKEN PICCATA
For dinner this week, make Giada De Laurentiis' famous Chicken Piccata recipe, a comforting Italian classic made with lemon, butter and capers.
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake off excess.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 3 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add 2 pieces of chicken and cook for 3 minutes. When chicken is browned, flip and cook other side for 3 minutes. Remove and transfer to plate. Melt 2 more tablespoons butter and add another 2 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add the other 2 pieces of chicken and brown both sides in same manner. Remove pan from heat and add chicken to the plate.
- Into the pan add the lemon juice, stock and capers. Return to stove and bring to boil, scraping up brown bits from the pan for extra flavor. Check for seasoning. Return all the chicken to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove chicken to platter. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to sauce and whisk vigorously. Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley.
SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN PICCATA
Steps:
- Flatten the chicken breasts with a meat mallet until approximately 1/4 inch thick. Put the flour in a bowl or container and add the seasoned salt, garlic powder, paprika and black pepper and mix to combine.
- Heat the canola oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Take a sprinkle of flour and put it in the fryer to test the oil. If it sizzles the oil is hot enough. Working in batches, dip the chicken in the flour mixture, coating both sides, and cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and reserve.
- Pour out the excess oil, leaving enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Reduce the heat to low. Add 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture used for dredging, the butter and garlic and mix together well until the butter is melted. Add the cooking wine and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, until reduced by half, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Add the cream and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened and reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Squeeze the juice of 1 1/2 of the lemons into the cream mixture, stirring constantly. Add the cheese and sugar, reduce the heat to very low, and cook until the cheese melts and the mixture begins to thicken, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Thinly slice the remaining 1 1/2 lemons into rounds and add them to the cream mixture. Stir in the capers and half the parsley.
- Bring a large pot of water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil. Let boil 7 minutes, then add the pasta and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Stir to prevent sticking and cook until al dente, about 7 minutes. Check the pasta in 5 minutes! Drain the pasta, add more oil to prevent sticking and divide among 4 plates. Top with the chicken and sauce, sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve.
CHICKEN PICCATA
Make and share this Chicken Piccata recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kirstin in the Couv
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place chicken between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap.
- Using meat pounder or rolling pin, lightly pound chicken to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
- Mix 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 teaspoons flour in small bowl until smooth and set aside.
- Place additional flour in shallow baking dish.
- Dip chicken into flour to coat; shake off excess.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in each of 2 heavy large skillets.
- Add 2 chicken breasts to each skillet and cook until golden and cooked through, about 3- 4 minutes per side.
- Transfer chicken to platter; tent with foil to keep warm.
- Bring wine, lemon juice and broth to boil in one of the skillets over medium-high heat.
- Whisk in butter-flour mixture and boil until sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in capers, parsley and remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
- Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pour sauce over chicken and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 302.1, Fat 18.8, SaturatedFat 7.2, Cholesterol 98.9, Sodium 492.7, Carbohydrate 3.5, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.9, Protein 26
SUMMER CHICKEN PICCATA
This recipe is incredibly easy and quick to make. This is from Cuisine at Home (doubled from original recipe). To maximize the use from the lemons, slice thin slices for finishing and garnish from centers and ream the ends for juice.
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Gently pound cutlets to even thickness (somewhat less than 1/2 inch). Season with salt and pepper then dust with flour, shaking off excess flour.
- Add vegetable oil to sauté pan and heat over medium-high heat. Sauté cutlets 2-3 minutes on one side; flip the cutlets over and sauté the other side 1-2 minutes with the pan covered. (Cutlets should be a nice rich brown--just past golden brown). Transfer cutlets to a warm plate; pour off fat from the pan.
- Deglaze pan with wine and add minced garlic. Cook until garlic is slightly browned and liquid is nearly gone, about 2 minutes.
- Add broth, lemon juice, and capers. Return cutlets to pan and cook on each side 1 minute. Transfer cutlets to a warm plate.
- To finish sauce, spread a layer of lemon slices in bottom of pan as well as the butter. Stir gently until butter melts. To serve, pour sauce over cutlets and top with a lemon slice. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323, Fat 25.8, SaturatedFat 9.2, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 149.5, Carbohydrate 16.4, Fiber 1, Sugar 1.2, Protein 3.4
CHICKEN PICCATA
I first fixed this chicken for guests during the Christmas season. It was a refreshing change form turkey and ham. Now this is a special supper in our home throughout the year.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, garlic powder and paprika; set aside. In a another shallow bowl, beat eggs and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then coat with flour mixture. In a large skillet, brown chicken on each side in butter over medium-high heat. Combine the bouillon, water and remaining lemon juice; pour over chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488 calories, Fat 29g fat (16g saturated fat), Cholesterol 262mg cholesterol, Sodium 765mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 40g protein.
CHICKEN PICCATA WITH GREEN ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS (COUNTRY STYLE)
This is a different take on the traditional Chicken Piccata with the delightful addition of green onions and mushrooms.
Provided by Krista Roes
Categories Chicken
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix milk and egg in small bowl.
- Combine flour, cornflakes, salt and pepper in separate bowl.
- Dip chicken breast in egg mixture and dredge in cornflakes mix.
- Sautee chicken in ¼ cup of butter until browned on both sides and cooked through.
- Take chicken out of pan and set aside, keeping warm.
- Slice green onions in 1 inch lengths.
- Slice mushrooms.
- Melt remainder of butter (2 tbsp.).
- Add garlic, green onions, lemon juice and mushrooms and cook for 4 minutes.
- Return chicken to pan and spoon sauce over warmed chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.8, Fat 22.3, SaturatedFat 12.4, Cholesterol 169.9, Sodium 481.7, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 1.5, Protein 29.6
CHICKEN PICCATA
This is one of those Italian-American classics-a dish that looks and tastes as though it was born in the Old Country but that was really born in the United States. Capers are used liberally in Sicilian cooking, and a lemon-caper sauce lives up to its name, piccata, which some say means "piquant." Other translations say piccata means to add fat-which might be where all of the butter in the original sauce comes in. This recipe calls for just a dab of butter for flavor in the tangy, tart sauce.
Yield serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat 2 large nonstick sauté pans over medium heat.
- While pans are heating, season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Put the 1/2 cup flour in one shallow dish and the egg substitute in another shallow dish. Dredge the chicken in the flour, then in the egg substitute, to coat completely.
- When pans are hot, add 1/2 tablespoon of the butter to each pan. Allow the butter to melt completely and brown slightly. Then add 2 coated chicken breasts to each pan. Sauté the chicken until it is golden brown and just cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter, and tent it with foil to keep the chicken warm.
- Raise the heat under one of the sauté pans to high. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the pan and allow it to melt. Add garlic and sweat for one minute. Whisk the remaining 2 tablespoons flour into the butter. Whisk in the lemon juice and the water; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook the sauce, whisking constantly, until it has thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the capers and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Spoon the sauce over the chicken, and serve.
- Fat: 64g (before), 7.4g (after)
- Calories: 1,183 (before), 241 (after)
- Protein: 31g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Cholesterol: 81mg
- Fiber: 2g
- Sodium: 459mg
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