Best 10 Chicken Lemon Piccata Recipes

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a shallow dish, combine the egg substitute, 2 tablespoons wine, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, garlic and hot pepper sauce. In another shallow dish, combine the flour, Parmesan cheese, parsley and salt. Coat chicken with flour mixture, dip in egg substitute mixture, then coat again with flour mixture., In a large nonstick skillet, brown 4 chicken breast halves in 1-1/2 teaspoons oil for 3-5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove and keep warm. Drain drippings. Repeat with remaining chicken and oil. Remove and keep warm., In the same pan, melt butter. Add the remaining wine and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, until sauce is reduced by a fourth. Drizzle over chicken.

LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place a serving platter into the oven to warm.
• Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour. Shake off excess flour. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet; pan-fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Work in batches and do not crowd skillet, adding oil as needed . Place the chicken pieces onto the warmed platter in the oven. When finished with all the chicken, drain most of the oil from the skillet, leaving a thin coating on the surface of the pan.
• Cook and stir the minced garlic in the skillet until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Pour in the chicken broth. Scrape and dissolve any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Stir in the lemon slices and bring the mixture to a boil. Let cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reduces to about 2/3 cup, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the lemon juice and capers; simmer until the sauce is reduced and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes more. Drop the butter into the skillet and swirl it into the sauce by tilting the skillet until the butter is melted and incorporated. Add the parsley; remove from heat and set aside.
• Arrange the chicken medallions on serving plates and spoon sauce over each portion to serve.

LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl put the flour, salt and pepper and dredge your chicken, shaking off excess.
• In a large fry pan over a medium high heat, place 2 Tbs. of oil and heat until almost smoking. add the Chicken and cook until browned and opaque throughout, about 8-9 minutes total. Place chicken on a warm platter and cover while you make the sauce.
• In the same pan over a medium high heat, warm the remaining 1 Tbs. of oil . Add the shallots and sauté until soft and translucent, 1-2 minutes. Add the wine and reduce to about half. Use a wooden spoon and scrape the bottom of pan to loosen the brown bits. Add the lemon juice, stock and capers and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk in the sage, butter and parsley. Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH LEMON, CAPERS AND ARTICHOKE HEARTS

Steps:

• Place chicken in zip-top bags and pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until 1/4-inch thick. Remove chicken from bag and season all over with salt and black pepper. In a shallow dish (or plastic bag), combine flour, lemon zest, paprika, and garlic powder. Mix well. Add chicken and turn to coat. Remove chicken from flour mixture and shake off excess flour.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute 2 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through. Add lemon juice, wine and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and sauce thickens. Add artichoke hearts and capers and simmer 1 minute to heat through.
• Cook rice according to package directions, adding lima beans at the beginning of cooking process. Serve chicken and sauce with rice.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH BUTTERY LEMON NOODLES

Steps:

• For the buttery lemon noodles: Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
• For the chicken piccata: Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides, then dredge in the flour.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken breasts until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes on each side; fry them a little longer if the breasts are thicker, monitoring the oil/butter mixture to make sure it doesn't burn. Remove the chicken to a plate.
• Add the garlic to the skillet and saute. Pour in the chicken broth and wine, and squeeze in the juice of the lemon. Whisk the sauce, scraping the bottom of the skillet. Allow the sauce to cook and bubble and thicken until reduced by about half. Sprinkle in a little salt and pepper as it's cooking.
• Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the cream. Add the capers, then cook for a couple of minutes until the sauce thickens. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Expect the sauce to have a real tang to it; counter it with a little more broth and cream if it's too strong!
• To finish the noodles, melt the butter in a separate skillet over medium-high heat. Throw in the cooked pasta, along with the parsley. Cook it in the butter for a couple of minutes so that a few of the noodles get a little bit of a pan-fried texture to them. Grate in some lemon zest and squeeze in some lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
• Place a handful of arugula on each plate, some noodles and a chicken breast. Garnish with Parmesan shavings and chopped parsley, then spoon over the sauce.

CHICKEN PICCATA WITH LEMON, CAPERS AND ARTICHOKE HEARTS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Chicken Piccata with Lemon, Capers and Artichoke Hearts Copyright, 2006, Robin Miller, All rights reserved Show: Quick Fix Meals with Robin Miller Episode: Spring Fling Place chicken in zip-top bags and pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until 1/4-inch thick. Remove chicken from bag and season all over with salt and black pepper. In a shallow dish (or plastic bag), combine flour, lemon zest, paprika, and garlic powder. Mix well. Add chicken and turn to coat. Remove chicken from flour mixture and shake off excess flour. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute 2 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through. Add lemon juice, wine and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and sauce thickens. Add artichoke hearts and capers and simmer 1 minute to heat through. Cook rice according to package directions.

CREAMY LEMON PICCATA SAUCE WITH CHICKEN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• 1. For the meatballs, your choice, freshly made, baked, or frozen (thawed).
• 2. Heat a pot of salted water to a boil, when boiling, add the spaghetti and cook until tender. Drain. While the water is heating you can proceed on with the rest of the steps.
• 3. In a non stick pan, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, your choice, when hot, brown the meatballs. Work in batches if needed and as they are browned, remove to a plate and set them aside. (I used my baked chicken meatballs.)
• 4. Reduce the heat to medium and wipe out the pan, add the butter. When the butter is melted, add the flour and mix into the butter, whisk constantly and cook for about 1 minute, now add the broth, lemon or lime juice, and the whipping cream, and whisk together.
• 5. When the sauce is at a simmer, add the meatballs. Simmer for 5-8 minutes or until the sauce is starting to thicken, if using freshly made meatballs, check one to make sure it is cooked through. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper as desired.
• 6. When the sauce is thickened as desired, stir in the drained capers, let cook 1 more minute, remove from heat. (I added some chopped White Crab mushrooms as well, but that is just me.)
• 7. Serve over cooked pasta of your choice and garnish with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy.

CHICKEN PICCATA (AKA LEMON CHICKEN)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position, set large heatproof plate on rack, and heat oven to 200 degrees.
• Cut 1 lemon crosswise into slices 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick discarding ends; set aside.
• Juice the other lemon.
• Sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts generously with salt and pepper.
• Measure flour into pie tin or shallow baking dish.
• Coat chicken with flour, and shake to remove excess.
• Heat heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat until hot, about 2 minutes.
• Add 2 TBSP oil and coat pan bottom.
• Lay half of chicken pieces in skillet.
• Sauté without moving them, until lightly browned on first side, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes.
• Turn chicken and cook until second side is lightly browned, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes longer.
• Remove pan from heat and transfer chicken to plate in oven.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to now-empty skillet and heat until shimmering.
• Add remaining chicken pieces and repeat.
• Add garlic to now-empty skillet and return skillet to medium heat.
• Sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds for shallot or 10 seconds for garlic.
• Add stock and lemon slices, increase heat to high, and scrape skillet bottom with wooden spoon or spatula to loosen browned bits.
• Simmer until liquid reduces to about 1/3 cup, about 4 minutes.
• Add lemon juice and capers and simmer until sauce reduces again to 1/3 cup, about 1 minute.
• Remove pan from heat and swirl in butter until butter melts and thickens sauce; swirl in parsley.
• Spoon sauce over chicken and serve immediately.

LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 180 degrees. Juice one whole lemon, reserving juice. Cut the second lemon from pole to pole and cut off the end pieces. Fruit side down, slice ONE lemon half into very slender slices, reserve. Use the other cut half for additional juice to make 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice or plate garnish.
• 2. Butterfly each chicken breast into two pieces, then cut each piece in half. Pound chicken to about 1/2 inch thick. Dry chicken thoroughly with paper towels. Salt and pepper both sides lightly.
• 3. In a large skillet, add 2 Tbsp oil and 2 Tbsp butter. Heat to medium-high.
• 4. Dredge chicken pieces in Panko crumbs or flour.
• 5. Fry half the chicken pieces until browned, about 2 minutes. Flip chicken pieces and brown on the other side for an additional few minutes until they are cooked through. Add the remaining 2 Tbsp oil and 2 Tbsp butter for the second batch of chicken and repeat.
• 6. Plate the pieces as they cook, wrap with foil and keep in a warm oven. NOTE: If chicken is browning too quickly, reduce heat to avoid burning.
• 7. While chicken stays warm in oven, add the shallots to the skillet. If more butter is needed to sautee the shallots, feel free to add a bit. Stir quickly for about a minute until they begin to soften. Add the garlic and stir for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
• 8. Add the chicken broth, stock concentrate, lemon juice, and lemon slices. Bring liquid to a simmer and continue simmering until the broth reduces to about 1 1/2 cups - around 10 minutes.
• 9. Add the capers and parsley to the stock, then add 3 TBS of the remaining butter and swirl the pan off the heat until the butter is melted. Plate the chicken and ladle the sauce on top. Sprinkle with a bit of leftover parsley if you wish.

LEMON CHICKEN PICCATA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Place a serving platter into the oven to warm.
• 2. Season the chicken breast pieces with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour. Shake off excess flour. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet; pan-fry the chicken pieces until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Work in batches and do not crowd skillet, adding oil as needed . Place the chicken pieces onto the warmed platter in the oven. When finished with all the chicken, drain most of the oil from the skillet, leaving a thin coating on the surface of the pan.
• 3. Cook and stir the minced garlic in the skillet until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Pour in the chicken broth. Scrape and dissolve any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. Stir in the lemon slices and bring the mixture to a boil. Let cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reduces to about 2/3 cup, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the lemon juice and capers; simmer until the sauce is reduced and slightly thickened, about 5 minutes more. Drop the butter into the skillet and swirl it into the sauce by tilting the skillet until the butter is melted and incorporated. Add the parsley; remove from heat and set aside.
• 4. Arrange the chicken on serving plates and spoon sauce over each portion to serve.