Chicken Piccata Recipe
This Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe definitely qualifies as a Quick and Easy weeknight dinner. Plus, it’s as good as it is quick and easy. When we are going to have company over and we ask what they would like for dinner, Chicken Piccata is one of the favorites. It’s history goes back to Italy where it was originally prepared with veal. But, in the USA it is just about always done with chicken. Like we’re going to do it right now.
What you will need
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- 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large breast split horizontally
- olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp.garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. dried basil or 2 tbsp. chopped fresh
- 3/4 cup white wine
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 tbsp. capers
Here’s how to make this Easy Chicken Piccata
Put a skillet on at medium high and eyeball a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Salt, pepper and garlic powder the up side of the chicken filets and lay them in the skillet with the seasoned side down. Then salt, pepper and garlic powder the new up side. Cook them for about 2-4 minutes a side depending on how thick they are. When they are firm to a poke or read 165° on an instant read meat thermometer they are ready for the rest of the ingredients.
Add the butter, the white wine, lemon juice, basil and the capers.
Bring the liquid up to a slow simmer and reduce the heat to just maintain the simmer. When the wine has reduced and thickened a little serve up your Chicken Piccata. Top it with a little grated Parmesan cheese and the juices and capers from the skillet. I multi-tasked and put together some gnocchi aglio e olio.
This Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe hit the spot. It was quick, easy and real good. AND, we enjoyed the rest of that white wine.
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Chicken Piccata
Equipment
- skillet
Ingredients
- 2 small chicken breasts or 1 large breats split horizontaly
- olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 3/4 cup white wine
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 tbsp capers
Instructions
- Put a skillet on at medium high and eyeball a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. Sprinkle the up side with thalf he garlic powder, salt and black pepper. Lay them in the skillet and spice up the now up side. Cook them for about 2-4 minutes a side depending on how thick they are. When they are firm to a poke or read 165° on an instant read meat thermometer they are ready for the rest of the ingredients.
- Add the butter, the white wine, lemon juice, dried basil and the capers.Bring the liquid up to a slow simmer and reduce the heat to just maintain the simmer. When the wine has reduced a little serve up your Chicken Piccata. Top it with the juices from the skillet and a little grated Parmesan cheese.
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