Pin ItChicken Piccata is such a simple, yet flavorful dish.
The most important component in here is definitely the lemon so if you are not a fan, then this dish is likely not for you.
I really did not follow any recipe here, I just threw the ingredients together and created my own. So this may or may not be a recipe that exists already.
This recipe serves 4 people that have a good appetite or 5-6 people that eat like birds:
- 4 pieces of chicken breast
- 2 lemons (wash them well)
- about 2 Tablespoon of capers (adjust to taste)
- flour to dust the chicken with
- seasonings to taste. I use: lemon pepper, garlic, salt,
- about 2 tablespoons of butter
- about 1 cup of white wine
- chicken broth as needed
Season the chicken and then pound it to about 1 inch thickness. Cut the pieces in half so they are not too huge. Coat each chicken cutlet with flour on both sides.
(Start a pot with pasta of your choice, I used whole wheat spaghetti .. cook according to package instructions)
Melt about 1 teaspoon of butter in a frying pan and add the chicken. Cook on both sides until just cooked, be careful not to overcook. Take the chicken out and set aside.
Add the rest of the butter to the pan and scrape the pan as the butter melts so the scrapings from the chicken mix into the butter. Add the white wine and capers. Let it all cook for a couple of minutes. Now squeeze in the juice of 1 1/2 lemons ... slice the other half lemon and set aside.
Add some chicken broth to create more sauce and flavor. Season to taste. Let the sauce simmer for a couple of minutes.
Put the chicken back in, together with the reserved lemon slice and reheat from both sides for about a minute.
Arrange two cutlets on each plate with a slice of lemon on top.
Put the pasta into the pan and mix well with the sauce. Arrange in plate
That's it .... simple, yet so good!
