Chicken Piccata (AKA Lemon Chicken)

"This is one of our favorites. Delicious served with angel hair pasta. Enjoy!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • 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.

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Reviews

  1. I made this for our son's wedding rehearsal dinner for 21 people; definitely easy to prepare, held easily in a roaster until serving time, and the results were fantastic! Excellent recipe!
     
  2. This was absolutely delicious! I had never made it before. It was very easy & tasty. The whole family loved it! It is a definite make again.
     
  3. This was a delicious dinner it was easy to make and took no time at all.we also made it in a pita with veggies very good for a nice light summer meal
     
  4. Delicious recipe. Very lemony and we all enjoyed it. I will make this one again.
     
  5. This is a great Chicken Piccata. Instead of just browning the chicken in the pan, I transferred the pan with the sauce in the oven at 350 for 20 minutes. I found that the lemon flavor was very prevalent and the chicken was very tender. This allowed me to time my sides a little easier. Thanks for the recipe!
     
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I live in Omaha NE and am an audiologist at Boys Town National Research Hospital. I love to cook, as does my husband Michael. In the summer, we have a large garden and try to use alot of fresh fruits/veggies in our cooking. We have a 5 year old daughter, Kate and almost 2 year old son Sam and enjoy introducing them to new foods. One of their favorites is fresh pesto smeared on crackers!
 
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