This easy, restaurant-quality Chicken Piccata features tender chicken cutlets smothered in a delicious buttery lemon-caper sauce. It's so simple to make at home in just 30 minutes!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Chicken Piccata
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 432kcal
Author Michelle
Ingredients
2boneless, skinless chicken breastscut in half length-wise
Salt and pepper
⅓cupflour
6tablespoonsbutterdivided
5tablespoons extra virgin olive oildivided
2cloves garlicminced
Juice from 1 lemon
⅓cupchicken stock
3tablespoonsdry white wine
¼cupbrined capersrinsed
¼cupfresh parsleychopped
Instructions
Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Place flour in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken to fully coat and shake off excess. Transfer to a plate.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter with 3 tablespoons olive oil.
When butter and oil start to sizzle, add half the chicken. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side, until browned. Then transfer to a plate.
Add 2 more tablespoons butter and the remaining olive oil and repeat cooking with remaining chicken.
Once remaining chicken is removed to a plate, reduce heat and add garlic and sauté quickly, for about a minute, until fragrant.
Add lemon juice, stock, wine, and capers to the skillet. Raise heat and bring to a boil.
Return chicken to the skillet and simmer for 5 minutes.
Remove chicken to a serving dish. Stir remaining butter into the sauce and whisk until combined.
Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with fresh parsley.
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Notes
You can substitute more chicken broth for the white wine.
What can I substitute for capers? I don't recommend substituting anything for the capers, as that's part of what gives this recipe its distinctive flavor. In a pinch, you can use half the amount of green olives instead.
Leftover chicken stock? Pour into a freezer bag, label, and it's ready to keep for another recipe!
For a less briney flavor, rinse the capers before adding to the recipe.